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From Chandragupta to Ashoka: Who Were the Mauryas, Really?
The Maurya dynasty, one of the most illustrious empires in Indian history, has left an indelible mark on the subcontinent’s ...
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No caste without Jati, Varna, Dvija and Adhama
These are the Brahmins, who compose poetry; the Kshatriyas ... Now we have a neo-varna system: General Category (GC), Other Backward Communities (OBC), Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes ...
Enumclaw Courier-Herald7dOpinion
America’s caste system is under threat | In Focus
What matters in America is caste domination of power that has existed since 1619. 2042 is looming in the not-too-distant ...
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Indian lowest-caste Dalit man killed 'for owning horse'
"About a week ago, when I was riding the horse with my son, one of the persons from the upper caste Kshatriya [warrior] community warned us not to ride the horse in the village. "He said that ...
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Sacrifice of Purusha: The Impure Man
An excerpt of Rigveda, an early Indian text in translation relating to social structure and the caste system in India ... His mouth became the Brahmin; his arms were made into the Kshatriya [warrior], ...
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What’s in a name? Respect: Marginalised groups push for caste name changes
Kummara or Kulala, Salivahana which is categorized in Group D of BC list sought addition of synonym “Prajapati”, Rajaka ...
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Shudra: The Rising
The film depicts the four basic units of the caste system - the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. The film shows various rules imposed on the Shudras such as waking with a bell ...