[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958) › c10.19 # Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c10.19 Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c10.19 - **Language:** English ### [c10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.19) To the period 600-300 B.C. may be also assigned the principal Gṛhyasūtras,⁵ which have been characterised as ‘the most reliable reports’ on the daily life of the ancient Indians.⁶ - [Previous: c10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.18) - [Next: c10.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.20) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c10.19) · Pramāṇa