Caste System

Vyas, Joshi, Shukla, Upadhyaya, Upadhyay, Dixit, Pandya, Trivedi, Dave, Pathak,

These are some of hte undiluted last names which cannot be found in other castes whereas some last names such as Rana, Oza, Jha, Thakar, Vora, Yagnik can be found in other castes and some Muslims have adopted some of these last names.

yes , kaniyan is a backward cast in kerala (obc) known by different names like kaniyan, panikar,ganaka,kalarikurup etc,they are traditional astrologer,they also practice ayurveda ,

Their ancestors were the first group of ancient Brahmins who reached in south Indian region,far ahead of the arrival of the alien Brahmins of pre medieval era.

They (predecessors of Ganaka/kaniyar) were earlier known by the name Arivor .They had a supreme status in social hierarchy by virtue of their excellent sense of past ,future and present (Trikaala ngani)and profound skills in guiding the society.

They are actually descendants of sakadwipi Brahmins. Origin dates back to vedic period ,Before 2000BC . Their ancestors were " Maga"people came from indo- Iranian region, eventually migrated and settled at various parts of ancient India .Some of them had taken up the practice and belief of heterodox groups (Ajivka , Jainism, Budhism) .

Later their predecessors become separated and segregated in to different groups by taking up different calling or names at different places. Ganak Brahmins in Assam , Acharya in Tripura , Graha Bipra in Bihar, Nakshtra Darsa, Jothishi in Orrisa, Joshi in western and central India, Kaniyar, Ganaka , Kaniyan kanikal, kaniyar panicker, kalari panicker in south India.

They were scholarly people and were traditionally engaged in intellectual vocations such as Astronomy Astrology,Literature, Ayurveda, Teaching , physicking etc. Kannassa Panickers, Ayyappilli asan, and Ezhuthachan are some of the noted personalities among them who set out the process of development of a regional language ''Malayalam'' .

Generally they had taken up the role of astute physical and psychic healers ,as astrology is said to have a major role in social regulation by means of social and individual psychological intervention.

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In Hindu culture and social system the child is known by its father name and cast no matter from where his or her mother belongs to. Allthough in Hindu intercast marrige is not allowed or accepted normally

Kuldevi / jathere mandir of dhunna gotra at village uggi distt.jalandhar

on the kapurthala - nakodar road

Brahman is a cast , while birthary is a gotra. Together both were used to identify roots of a person and forbid self breeding.

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NO. It comes under BC community.

No..quite the contrary, these are obscure Suryavanshi clan, closely assocoayed with Suri, Anand, Bhasin etc.

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they belong to southern part of rajasthan and gujarat

The Brahmans consisted mainly of priests and scholars.

An outcast is a person who is not accepted in society or a group. People can become outcasts because of the way they look, their beliefs, the way they dress, or other reasons. They sometimes make friends with each other. but feel lonely and unaccepted.

The Virdi are a Jatt clan found in Northern India.

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They were kings once they r present backward castes but not scheduled caste,even in russia people have surnames yadav.

Most Marathas must belong to one of the 96 different clans.They were also considered as Kshatriyan warriors.

Yes Namasudra people have one single gotra that is Kashyap Gotra. They are the descendants of Namas Muni, son of Kashyap. Later due to some social restriction they are degraded to lower rank in hiararchy. Because in ancient times everything was controlled by oryhodox brahmin.

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2. Jotiba Phule

3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

4. Periyar Ramaswami

5. Naicker

rajputs can not be lowest as they all were king at their own...but few rajputs holds high social status and few low in mordern india...

those who holds high social status are: parmar,ujjainiya,panwar/pawar,kachwaha,rathore,garhwal,pundir,sisodia,rana,sodha,chauhan,parihar,solanki,gehlot, etc......

In traditional Hinduism, the Brahmins are the top caste; then come the K'shatriyas, Vaisyas, and Shudras (or Sudras). The Sudra caste is generally considered in the lower socioeconomic class. The members of this caste are servants, manual laborers, or they hold other menial jobs. (They are, however, not considered as low class as the so-called "untouchables.")

Kaniyan is a caste name prevalent in the Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states of South India.

Generally the caste name is referred to Kaniyar or Ganaka people , who were traditional astrologers, teachers and Ayurvedic physicians of this region.

Panicker is another local name referred to in Kaniyar and in the north and middle parts of Kerala.

It is believed that they were descendants of ancient Brahmins of sakadwipi origins. their presence in this region has been recorded ever since the sangham age of Thamizhagam.

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