Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c22.57

v2.c22.57

This brings us to a subject of essential importance. Mr. Majumdar treats of the castes historically, and offers evidence and makes many sound comments about them, and especially about the Brahmans and their claims, though he has hardly scrutinised popular corporate life with reference thereto...... This subject and the possible differences between Aryan and Dravidian require more elucidation. It seems that the northern evidence of marked corporate activities is most copious before Brahmanic power became supreme......... and fails about the time when Brahmanism finally established its sway in North India, and similar coincidences seem discernible in South India. This comment is not put forward as a definite assertion, but to suggest a line of further investigation. ......Mr. Majumdar’s book has the serious defect that it has no index*........nevertheless, it is certainly the better and more trustworthy treatise, written more sanely and with no political flavour.