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Pages in category "Social groups of Tamil Nadu" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. ... Kamma (caste) Kammalar (caste) Karaiyar; Katesar ...
Chauhan is a surname [1] [2] [3] of various Indian communities. It is found among the Rajput , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Bhil , [ 6 ] Dhobi , [ 7 ] Lonia , [ 8 ] Orh Ror , Pateliya [ 9 ] caste groups found in the Indian states of Punjab , Rajasthan , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , Haryana , Uttar Pradesh , Uttrakhand and Bihar .
This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
The caste system consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. The caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the British colonial government in India.
Genealogies of the Rajput clans were fabricated by pastoral nomadic tribes when they became sedentary. In a process called Rajputization, after acquiring political power, they employed bards to fabricate these lineages which also disassociated them from their original ancestry of cattle-herding or cattle-rustling communities and acquired the name 'Rajput'.
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 411 total. ... Bagal (caste) Bairagi Brahmin (caste) Baishya Kapali; Baishya Saha; Baiswar; Balija;
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