[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) › c7.4 # Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c7.4 Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c7.4 - **Language:** English ### [c7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7.4) Western interest in ancient Indian society 1 The place of the śūdras in writings on ancient society 3 Stating the questions and indicating the method - [Previous: c7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7.3) - [Next: c7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7.5) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c7.4) · Pramāṇa