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Question
Discuss people’s social life under Imperial Cholas with reference to:
Caste System
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Solution
The caste system very much prevailed in Southern India. Besides the prosperous Brahmins, merchants had emerged as a powerful class by virtue of their wealth. The social status of the lower castes was pitiable. They could not draw water from the common wells, nor were they allowed to enter temples.
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