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Outline the positions of Herbert Risley and G.S. Ghurye on the relationship between race and caste in India.

Answer»

Herbert Risley believed that human beings could be divided into separate races on the basis of their physical characteristics.

Explanation:

  • The castes are originated in a RACE because the different castes belong to different racial types.
  • The higher castes were originated from Indo-Aryans while the lower castes were originated from non-Aryan races.
  • While Ghurye's VIEWPOINT was Risley's ARGUMENT was partially correct and the argument regarding the origination of upper castes from Aryans and lower castes from non-Aryan was true only for north INDIA.
  • The prohibition of intermixing of different castes was only limited to northern India, and the PEOPLE of other parts of India had been mixing for a long time.


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