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Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste , follow lifestyles often linked to a particular occupation, hold a ritual status observed within a hierarchy, and interact with others based on cultural notions of exclusion, with certain castes considered as either more pure or more polluted than others.
Castes suspected of rebelling against colonial laws and seeking self-rule for India, such as the previously ruling families Kallars and the Maravars in south India and non-loyal castes in north India such as Ahirs, Gurjars and Jats, were called "predatory and barbarian" and added to the criminal castes list.
In South Karnataka, caste names are not common except among the higher castes. Kannada Brahmins have surnames like Rao, Murthy, Poojari, and Bhat. The title Gowda was a title given to any village headman, irrespective of caste, and was written as an appendage to the person's name.
The Scheduled Castes [1] and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. [2] The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories.
The term "Bagal" is pronounced as Bāgāl (Pronunciation: / b ɑː ɡ ɑː l /; বাগাল), which is a Bengali (or Kudmali) word and carries the literal meaning of "herder". [26] [27] It specifically refers to individuals who are responsible for tending to and grazing domestic animals in villages, primarily cattle.
Saini (pronunciation ⓘ) is a caste of northern India.The community is given representation in government jobs and educational institutes as an Other Backward Class (OBC) [1] in the states of Uttar Pradesh, [2] Punjab, [3] Haryana, [4] Rajasthan [5] and Madhya Pradesh.
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Ezhuthachan(pronunciation ⓘ, Malayalam: എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ, eḻuttacchan), also known as Kadupattar(pronunciation ⓘ, Malayalam: കടുപട്ടr, kaṭupaṭṭan) is a caste native to the Indian state of Kerala.