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Caste System
The Caste System, most famously implemented in India, was a social hierarchy based on family lineage, and occupation, that determined the place, role and importance of people within the society.
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Is a Nanjil Vellalar a Shudra?
Vellalars, Velalars or Vellalas were, originally, a high/dominant caste of Tamil agricultural landlords in Tamil Nadu, Kerala states in India and in neighbouring Sril Lanka; they were the nobility, the aristocraty of the ancient Tamil order (Chera/Chola/Pandya/Sangam era) during which time, they had the power, the right to own lands. Although they were originally associated with the landed gentry, today they are found in all walks of life.
Nanji Vellarars are from Nanjilnadu or presently Kanyakumari District of Tamil nadu. Common titles assumed are Pillai, Mudaliar, and Gounder. When southern parts of Tamilnadu came into the control of Telugu Nayak kings, Vellalar were employed by them as accountants, hence they assumed the title Kanakku Pillai, in Kerala they use the title Karnam Pillai.
They are categorized as forward community and classified in the Kshatriya varna in Hinduism.
What is kori caste or kushuwaha caste Into which of the four varnas it comes under?
Answer Kushwaha (KOERI कोईरी OBC पिछडा वर्ग (अनुसूची-2) ) comes in Kshatriya Varna. They are descendent of Kush, son of Lord Rama. Who was SuryaVanshi Kshatriya. Later in the ages, when many Kshatriya communities started doing some agriculture related works in their land, they emerged as vegetable growing caste in their land. In the history there being many big personalities belonging to this caste. Gautam Buddh, Chandra Gupta Maurya, Ashok were few of them.
The caste system of India is an example of what key characteristic of a civilization?
social class hierarchy
Has the Caste system completely disappeared from Indian society?
No , Many people still believe and use the caste system even though it has been officially abolished by the Indian government
In order what are the 5 levels of varna within the caste system in India?
Type your answer here... harijan (untouchables)shudra (they do not include them selves in hindus) vaishya (merchants) kshatriya (soldiers) brahman (priest)
