- 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
Maratha caste is
composed of 96 clans,
originally formed in the
earlier centuries from the
amalgamation of
families from the
peasant (Kunbi), shepherd...
- The
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (abbreviated as SCs and STs) are
officially designated groups of
people and
among the most
disadvantaged socio-economic...
-
Chamar (or Jatav) is a
community classified as a
Scheduled Caste under modern India's
system of
affirmative action that
originated from the
group of trade...
-
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...
- Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania, and Vanya) is a
mercantile caste primarily from the
Indian states of
Rajasthan and Gujarat, with significant...
-
decided by birth. Broadly,
Indian castes are
divided into the
Forward Castes,
Other Backward classes,
Scheduled Castes, and
Scheduled Tribes.
Indian Christians...
-
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...
- Gope is a
synonym of the Ahir (Yadav)
caste in
India and Nepal. It is
generally used as a
title by the Ahir
caste in the
states of
Bihar in
India and Terai...
