[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897) › c18.39 # The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.39 The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.39 - **Language:** English ### [c18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.39) ² The modern barber or \*nâpit\* occupies a higher position, as he plays a great part in all family events, such as birth, marriage and funeral. He serves as a marriage negotiator among the respectable castes and in the marriage ceremony assists the Brâhmaṇa or takes up himself, probably among the lower castes who cannot pay a Brâhmaṇa, the office of the priest. \*Ibid\*, p. 42. - [Previous: c18.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.38) - [Next: c18.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.40) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.fick-1897.c18.39) · Pramāṇa