[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c19.84 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.84 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.84 - **Language:** English ### [c19.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.84) Local government in Kashmir followed the type of the northern plains, not that of the Deccan or the South. The representatives of the state in the village were known as Grâmakâyasthas.¹ - [Previous: c19.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.83) - [Next: c19.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.85) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.84) · Pramāṇa