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Yojana magazine published this article page no 24 having studied the structure and dynamics of the population of india in chapter 2 we turn now to the study of social institutions. a population is not just a collection of separate unrelated individuals it is a society made up of distinct but interlinked classes and communities of various kinds. these communities are sustained and regulated by social institutions and social relationships. in this chapter we will be looking at three institutions that are central to indian society namely caste tribe and family. like any indian you already know that caste is the name of an ancient social institution that has been part of indian history and culture for thousands of years. but like any indian living in the twenty-first century you also know that something called caste is definitely a part of indian society today. to what extent are these two castes – the one that is supposed to be part of indias past and the one that is part of its present – the same thing this is the question that we will try to answer in this section buy yojana magazine online.