THE LEGITIMACY OF VARNASHRAMA DHARMA IN INDIAN DHARMA SHASTRAS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

Classical Indian philosophy talks about Varna system. The reference of varna system is found in Manusamhita and Bhagavadgita. There are four varnas-Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Varna system in India is a division based on guna each of the varna possesses. These gunas are satva, raja and tama. But in course of time this gunas based varna system is changed and it becomes birth right. In my paper, I shall critically try to show the legitimacy of varna system.