- published: 03 May 2016
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In sociology and anthropology, an age grade or age class is a form of social organization based on age, within a series of such categories, through which individuals pass over the course of their lives.
This is in contrast to an age set, to which individuals remain permanently attached as the set itself becomes progressively more senior.
The number of age classes, the determining ages and the terminology vary significantly between traditions. Even within a single society, a person may belong to several overlapping grades in different spheres of life, e.g. per year a different school class and yet for several years on end a child, then an adolescent, finally an adult.
In tribal societies entry into an age grade - generally gender-separated - is often marked by an initiation rite, which may be the crowning of a long and complex preparation, sometimes in retreat. After a period of some years, during which they often perform certain common activities, alone or under senior guidance, members may be initiated either collectively or individually into a more senior age grade. This progression is often accompanied by the revelation of secret knowledge. In most cultures, age grade systems, as with age sets, are the preserve of men, and it is the older men who control a society's secret knowledge, collectively or restricted to a council of elders and/or specific positions such as shaman entrusted with the preparation of initiants.
A : Ai Chaand Zara Chhup Ja Ai Vaqt Zara Ruk Ja
Ik Baat Hai Honthon Pe Kah Loon To Qaraar Aaye
Ik Bojh To Hat Jaaye
Ra : Ai Chaand Zara Chhup Ja Ai Vaqt Zara Ruk Ja
Ruk Unaka Idhar Ko Hai Ab Kyon Na Bahaar Aaye
Duniya Na Badal Jaaye
Ai Chaand Zara Chhup ...
A : Sab Kvaab Sa Lagata Hai Is Raat Mein Jaadu Hai
Kaamosh Nazaaron Ki Har Saans Mein Jaadu Hai
Ham Hain Ki Bandhe Se Hain Dil Hai Ki Uda Jaaye
Ik Baat Hai Honthon ...
Ra : Main Pyaar Ki Baazi Mein Dil Haara To Kya Haara 2
Pahalu Mein Mere Duniya Baanhon Mein Jahaan Saara
Kya Dega Muqaddar Ab Ham Maang Ke Pachhataaye
A : Ai Chaand Zara ...