- A
caste is a
fixed social group into
which an
individual is born
within a
particular system of
social stratification: a
caste system.
Within such a system...
- The
caste system in
India is the
paradigmatic ethnographic instance of
social classification based on
castes. It has its
origins in
ancient India, and...
- The
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes are
officially designated groups of
people and
among the most
disadvantaged socio-economic
groups in India. The...
- The
Maratha caste is
composed of 96 clans,
originally formed in the
earlier centuries from the
amalgamation of
families from the
peasant (Kunbi), shepherd...
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stratum of the
castes in the
Indian subcontinent. They are also
called Harijans.
Dalits were
excluded from the
fourfold varna of the
caste hierarchy and...
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decided by birth. Broadly,
Indian castes are
divided into the
Forward Castes,
Other Backward classes,
Scheduled Castes, and
Scheduled Tribes.
Indian Christians...
-
Indian caste historically found in
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana,
Jammu &
Kashmir and
other parts of
north and
central India. The
caste is traditionally...
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spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani,
Vania and Vanya) is a
mercantile caste mainly from the
Indian states of
Gujarat and Rajasthan, with
strong diasporic...
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Forward caste (or
General caste) is a term used in
India to
denote castes which are not
listed in SC, ST or OBC
reservation lists. They are on average...
- lit. 'a man of
Dalit caste,
living by
singing and music'), also
known as Domra, Domba, Domaka,
Dombara and Dombari, are
castes, or groups, scattered...
