- 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 (abbreviated as SCs and STs) are
officially designated groups of
people and
among the most
disadvantaged socio-economic...
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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...
- The
Maratha caste is
composed of 96 clans,
originally formed in the
earlier centuries from the
amalgamation of
families from the
peasant (Kunbi), shepherd...
- The Mahābhārata (/məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə, ˌmɑːhə-/ mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam,
pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm]) is one of...
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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...
- The
Udayar is a
title used by
multiple caste in the
state of
Tamil Nadu, India.
According to
Selva Raj, the
Udayar are
socially humbler than the Vellalar...
- This is a list of
Scheduled Castes in India. The
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes are
those considered the most socio-economic
disadvantaged in India...
- The 2022
Bihar Caste Based Survey was
notified by the
Government of
Bihar on 6 June 2022 by
gazette notification after a
Supreme Court ruling. The survey...
