This volume is an introduction to the role of caste and class in Indian society, meant to emphasize certain important aspects of Indian society such as continuity and change in caste, economic classes, status of women, status of Harijans, village poli-tics, overseas Indians, and casteism and tribalism

Caste, Class and Democracy:; Part One : The Concepts and Theories of Social Stratification; Part Two : Conceptualization of Social Stratification in India; Part Three : The Stratification Variables; Part Four : Changes in The Stratification System; Part Five : Some Conclusions and Theoretical Applications