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How was the society in the Sangam Age different from that in the Vedic Age?
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The society in the Sangam Age was different from that in the Vedic Age in following ways:
- The society in the Sangam Age was organised by occupational groups while the society in Vedic Age was organised on the basis of castes.
- Women in Sangam age were respected and were allowed intellectual pursuits. There were women poets like Avvaiyar and Nachchellair. Women in Vedic Age were also in respectable position but their education was not given importance. Also their position in society declined towards later Vedic age.
- Sati-pratha was prevalent in Sangam Age while Vedic Age women could remarry after death of husband.
- Primary deity of Sangam age was Murugan and that of Vedic age were Indra, Agni and Varuna.
- Economy of Sangam Age was based on agriculture while Vedic economy was pastoral.
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