Explain why village is a ‘little republic’ was on over simplified statement. Use about six lines for your answer.

Why was the village in pre-British India described as a ‘little republic’? Use about four lines for your answer 

Give, in three lines, two examples of the incorporation of Coorg religious community in the wider Hindu religious community.  

Define the processes of Universalisation and Parochialisation. Use about six lines for your answer. 

What were the limitations on the development of intra-caste relations over a wide area in pre-British India? Use about five lines for your answer. 

What are the two factors, responsible for better integration of Kumbapettai village into the wider economic system?

Give, in four lines, three reasons for the myth of economic self-sufficiency of the Indian village.

Account, in six lines, for the horizontal spread of caste-ties during the 21st century?