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- Dictionarycaste/kɑːst/
noun
- 1. each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status: "members of the lower castes"
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1 day ago · A caste, generally designated by the term jati (“birth”), refers to a strictly regulated social community into which one is born. Some jati s have occupational names, but the connection between caste and occupational specialization is limited.
3 days ago · Definitions of caste vary, and opinions differ on whether the term can be used to denote social stratification in non-Hindu communities. Ghaus Ansari uses the term "caste" to describe Muslim social groups with the following characteristics: endogamy within the group; hierarchical gradation of groups; determination of group membership by birth ...
2 days ago · Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Scheduled Castes [1] and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. [2] The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories.
2 days ago · Now it has been accepted that caste has changed from system to identity. This means it is not a collection of castes integrated together with one or two castes at the top and some castes ate the bottom. G.S.Ghurye and Luis Dumont had said that caste is a system defined by hierarchy and notion of purity and pollution.
3 days ago · Khatri is a caste originating from the Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region [13] of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khatris claim they are warriors who took to trade. [14] . In the Indian subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantile professions such as banking and trade.
1 day ago · The structure of Indian society was characterized by caste. The distinguishing features of a caste society were endogamous kinship groups (jatis) arranged in a hierarchy of ritual ranking, based on notions of pollution and purity, with an intermeshing of service relationships and an adherence to geographic location. There was some coincidence ...
1 day ago · Kurdish settlement in southwestern Asia. Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... The Kurds have been both urban and rural (with a significant portion of the latter at times nomadic), and they are concentrated in the western mountains of Iran.
