Multiple choice

What specific interpretation has been given by T. Beidelman in respect of the jajmani system of Indian traditional society?

  1. Jajmani system provides socioreligious interdependence among the castes

  2. Jajmani system provides interchange of good and services among the castes

  3. Jajmani system provides welfare and economic interdependence among the castes

  4. Jajmani system provides exploitative mechanism whereby upper castes exploit lower castes
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Explanation

Thomas Beidelman provided a conflict-theory critique of the Jajmani system, arguing that it was not a system of benevolent interdependence but an exploitative mechanism used by dominant castes to control and exploit the labor of lower castes.

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