• Dr.A.Balakrishnan

Stratification is the most fundamental characteristics of human society and no society is completely homogenous one. The difference among individuals and racial groups is the common feature of the society. It does not imply that one group or an individual is superior to the other, or that it enjoys more privileges than the other. In other words, difference does not imply ranking or inequality. The structure of Indian social system is very complex. Caste, religious identities, various ethnic diversities and linguistic varieties are responsible for the complexity of Indian social system. Among them caste dominated as an important force and became the basic institution of the society. Caste is treated as an institutionalized system and it is the unique feature of the Hindu religion. Caste also influenced all socio-economic activities of the people. It is everywhere as the unit of social action and controlled all public and private activities. The institutionalized inequality and its cultural and economic co-ordinates are indeed the factors which render caste, a unique system of social stratification in India.

Stratification and Evils in the 19th Century Kerala Society

"Stratification and Evils in the 19th Century Kerala Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 12, page no.133-141, December-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1712200.pdf

"Stratification and Evils in the 19th Century Kerala Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 12, page no. pp133-141, December-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1712200.pdf