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The Indian caste system definitley made its mark on daily life and the formal structure of society. It assigned many people to occupations and regulated marriages. Low caste people had few legal rights and servants were often abused by their masters. The majority of Indians had no contact whatsoever with people of lower or higher social castes. The village leaders for example, were often responsible for protecting peasants from too much interference with landlords or any magnate. As it evolved from the Vedic and Epic Ages, family life also featured the theme of hierarchy and forbidding organization. The great control of husbands and fathers remained strong in the Indian family structure. One code of law suggested that wives were to worship their husbands a god. Even though Indian society stressed the control of the husband and father, it also recognized increasing the women's independent contributions.