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Males to the three highest castes amongst Hindues could belong to the what?
Brahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya
What are the different types or sub castes of Perikas?
Puragiri Kshatriya/ Perika Balija but not Kapu Balija
What is the number of Hindu castes?
Main caste breakdown is 4 (four). The four castes are Kshatriya(warrior), Brahmin(priest), Vaishya(merchant) and Sudra(worker) class. Each of these are further subdivided that the number of castes is really uncounted.
What castes does the people of marathi surname Junghare belongs?
Junghare surname is a Kshatriya surname , mostly used by 96k Marathas.
What are the Hindu caste?
In the Hindu Caste System there are four main castes ; Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra.Brahmans are the pious, learned, scholars, preachersKshatriyas are the warriors, rulers and AdministratersVaishyas are the businessmen, traders, bankers, agriculturists and industrialistsand Shudras are artisans, workers and servantsAll these main castes have many sub-castes in each class.later they added another one called the untouchableuntouchable were the ones handling garbage and dead animalsCASTES AND VARNASNon Hindus believe that Castes and Varnas are the same.In Hinduism there are more than 3000 Hindu castes and about 25, 000 sub castes.Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra are Varnas and not Castes.Untouchables are Shudras who refuse to accept the Varna system.
What are the 4 castes called in Hinduism?
Sudra - Peasants and laborersVaishya - Farmers and merchantsBrahmin - Priests and learned peopleUntouchables - Not even considered humans by many; did the worst possible work and were separated from everyone else
Does bharti come uneder scheduled caste?
No, Bharti is not a specific caste listed under the Scheduled Castes category in India. Scheduled Castes refer to specific castes that are historically disadvantaged and have been officially recognized for affirmative action programs.
Do khairnar belongs to scheduled castes?
No. Khairnar are 96 clan marathas (chayano kuli matatha) i.e maratha warrior caste.
What are the highest and lowest castes of india?
"Brahmin" is the highest caste in India. There are mainly four castes with number of sub-divisions. Following is the caste-ranks: 1. Brahmin. - Highest. 2. Kshatriya. 3. Marchent (Vaishya). 4. Untouchables (Kshudra) Lowest. Thanks.
What are the five levels of varna within the castle system in India?
Brahman (Priest) Kshatriya (Warriors) Vaishya (Business Caste) Shudra (Serving Caste) Scheduled Castes/Untouchables (Dalits)
How many castes are in India?
Originally from the time even before Bhudda the priests are Brahmins, the warriors are Kshatriya, the merchants are Vaishya, and the artisans are Shudras. Four was the start but now with Harijan there are many more.
What group was at very bottom of the caste system and did not belong to any varna?
Scheduled castes and tribes (untouchables in the history) are not part of any varna. Only 4 varnas were existed. There are brahmin, kshatriya, vysya and shudra. Many groups of Shudras are now belong to forward castes and backward castes. However, the scheduled castes and tribes still facing the descrimination in every part of their lives. According to history the so called schedule castes (sons of the soil - Indigenous Warriors) were driven out by aryas and they became outcasted as these were the first warriors had fought aryan invaders.
