Society

One of the world's oldest caste systems is found in India. People are divided into four main groups according to the caste system: Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas, and Brahmins Brahmins, educators, and thinkers are the head of Brahma. Brahma's arms are the Kshatriyas, the warriors and kings. Finally, Shudras, the domestic workers, are Brahma's feet. Vaishyas, the traders, are Brahma's thighs.

Within a community, there can be as many as thirty castes. Contrary to earlier prohibitions, intercaste marriage is increasingly more widespread in urban areas. Caste is determined by birth. In India, family values are widely cherished and integral to daily life. The family is patriarchal, and a woman is expected to submit to her husband, son, and father.

The majority of weddings are arranged. India's urban middle class has started to turn away from arranged weddings. Three or four generations of a family frequently reside in the same home. Traditionally, daughters receive a dowry while sons inherit. The female members of the family take care of the children.