Explanation:

Society was segregated even in ancient India.There were at least three different kinds of people living in most villages in the southern and northern parts of the ancient Indian subcontinent.In the Tamil region, large landowners were known as vellalar, ordinary ploughmen were known as uzhavar, and landless labourers, including slaves, were known as kadaisiyar and adimai.In the northern region, this distinction was made in terms of land, political position and assets held.