- 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...
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Castions di
Strada (Friulian:
Cjasteons di Strade) is a
comune (muni****lity) in the
Regional decentralization entity of
Udine in the
Italian region of...
- 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...
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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...
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caste is one
which preponderates numerically over
other castes and also
wields preponderant economic and
political power. A
large and
powerful caste group...
- 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...
- Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania, and Vanya) is a
mercantile caste primarily from the
Indian states of
Rajasthan and Gujarat, with significant...
- Karnataka, and
Tamil Nadu. They are
traditionally considered as "militant
caste", who
ruled parts of
South India and had
served the
ruling powers as administrators...
