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Bengali Kayastha is a Bengali Hindu caste that originated from the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, and is one of the main subgroups of the Kayastha community. The historical caste occupation of Kayasthas throughout India has been that of scribes, administrators, ministers and record-keepers; [1] the Kayasthas in Bengal, along with Brahmins and Baidyas, are regarded among the three ...
In the process, they became evidence of sociocultural negotiations that transpired in late-medieval Bengal. [c] Brihaddharma Purana (Brh. P.; c. 13th century [d]) was the earliest document to chronicle a hierarchy of castes in Bengal [7] [11] [e] and it became the standard text for popular negotiations of caste status. [14]
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During 1980s there was lack of political will from the West Bengal government in recognising the backward castes in the state. [5] Mandal Commission included both Chasi-Kaibarta and Mahishya in the list of 177 "backward classes" for the state of West Bengal.
The Bengal Presidency had the highest gross domestic product in British India. [94] Bengal hosted the most advanced cultural centers in British India. [95] A cosmopolitan, eclectic cultural atmosphere took shape. There were many anglophiles, including the Naib Nazim of Dhaka. A Portuguese missionary published the first book on Bengali grammar ...
[1] [2] [3] Wealth, English education, and high status in terms of administrative service were the factors which led to the rise of this 'new aristocracy' and since a large number of the three upper castes had administrative skills and economic advantages, they formed the majority of Bhadralok in 19th century Bengal.
Kulin Kayastha (Bengali: কুলীন কায়স্থ) is a sub-caste of the Bengali Kayastha caste in Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas. The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins and Baidyas, as being the "highest Hindu castes".
No mention of the Pods is found in the Bṛhaddharma Upapuraṇa (c. 13th century [a]), which is the earliest known document to chronicle a hierarchy of castes in Bengal. [4] [b] The Brahma Vaivarta Purana, notable for a very late Bengali recension c. 14/15th century, records "Paundrakas" to be the son of a Vaisya father and Sundini mother but it is unknown if the groups are connected. [5]