Public Administration in Ancient India c5.6

c5.6

In the early Vedic Age, the structure of society was very simple. There were no class distinctions, and each person was the full equal of every other.² But as time went on, and the struggle with the non-Āryans became keener, it was found necessary to devise some system which would keep the Āryas distinct and separate from the Dasyus,³ and would, at the same time, increase the political, industrial, and intellectual efficiency of the Āryas themselves.