- the
gotra forms an
exogamous unit, with
marriage within the same
gotra being regarded as
incest and
prohibited by custom. The name of the
gotra can be...
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Brahmin Gotra (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण गोत्र) is an
exogamous unit used to
denote the
paternal lineage of
individuals belonging to the
Brahmin in the Hindu...
- A
gotra is
equivalent to a lineage, akin to a
family name, but the
given name of a
family is
often different from its
gotra, and may
reflect the traditional...
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Yadavs are a
grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral
communities or
castes in
India that
since the 19th and 20th
centuries have
claimed descent from the...
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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...
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where his
daughter was
married the
gotra of
daughter in laws were
adopted as half
gotra in Agrawals, thus 17.5
gotra. Historically,
there has been no unanimity...
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Brahmin gotra that
comprises Kanyakubja Brahmins and
Saryupareen Brahmins who are the
descendants of sage
Savarna Muni. The
origins of
Savarna gotra can be...
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belonging to this
gotra are
considered to be of
lunar race. This
gotra has
three pravar, they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Veda of this
gotra is Samveda...
- The Jat
people (Hindi: [dʒaːʈ], Punjabi: [dʒəʈː]), also
spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a
traditionally agricultural community in
Northern India and ****stan...
- The
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (abbreviated as SCs and STs) are
officially designated groups of
people and
among the most
disadvantaged socio-economic...
