- 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...
-
Indian caste historically found in
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana,
Jammu &
Kashmir and
other parts of
north and
central India. The
caste is traditionally...
- The
Maratha caste is
composed of 96 clans,
originally formed in the
earlier centuries from the
amalgamation of
families from the
peasant (Kunbi), shepherd...
-
caste is one
which preponderates numerically over
other castes and also
wields preponderant economic and
political power. A
large and
powerful caste group...
- The
Nayak are a
Hindu caste; also some
Nayak are
Punjabi found in
India and ****stan.
Mainly Nayak follows Hindu.
According to
Vinay Krishin Gidwani,...
- The
Mistri (or Mistry) are a
Hindu caste found in
state of Gujarat, India.
There are two
different casts by the same name:-
Mistri -
which are identified...
- The
Udayar is a
title used by
multiple caste in the
state of
Tamil Nadu, India. In
Ramnad and the
nearby areas of Pudukottai, Madurai, Salem, Namakkal...
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