1. This period saw also the beginning of the social stratification by the use of varna, the division of Vedic society in Kshatriya, Brahmins, Vaishya and Shudra.

2. (i) A Brahminist is someone who subscribes to the varna ideology which divides the Indian society into four varnas and a fifth category, of Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra and Dalit, arranged

3. The concept of Varna describes four main socio-psychological types, whereby human psychological and physical endowment and social motivations are expressed: the Vipra (intellectual), Kshatriya (warrior), Vaishya (acquisitor) and Shudra (labourer).