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K. P. Saxena (1932-2013), Hindi satirist and writer; Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician; Manisha Saxena (born 1993), Indian model and television actress; N. C. Saxena, Indian member of the Planning Commission and of the National Advisory Council; Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author
By 1900, the Kayasthas became so dominant as a 'service caste' that "their ability to mould north India's governance led to numerous calls from British officialdom to cut their numbers down". [75] The late-nineteenth-century ethnographers and observers unanimously agreed on the Kayastha's high social status in the Hindu society.
Kayasthas have been recorded as a separate caste responsible for writing secular documents and maintaining records in Brahmanical religious writings dating back to the seventh-century. [41] In these texts, some described Kayasthas as Kshatriyas , while others often described them as a 'mixed-origin' caste with Brahmin and Shudra components.
Kalpana Iyer, model and actress who became runner-up at Miss India 1978 and Miss World 1978 beauty pageant where she was a top 15 semi-finalist. [105] Nethra Raghuraman, Indian model who won Femina Magazine Look of the Year contest 1997. [106]
In Kerala, surnames denote the caste they belong. There are also several local surnames like Nair , [ 9 ] Menon , Panikkar etc. It is a common in Kerala , Tamil Nadu , and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage.
A 1995 study notes that the caste system in India is a system of exploitation of poor low-ranking groups by more prosperous high-ranking groups. [227] A report published in 2001 note that in India 36.3% of people own no land at all, 60.6% own about 15% of the land, with a very wealthy 3.1% owning 15% of the land. [ 228 ]
The community claims to be descended from the god Vishvakarma, who is considered by Hindus to be the divine architect or engineer of the universe.He had five children — Manu, Maya, Tvastar, Shilpi and Visvajna — and these are believed by the Vishwakarma community to have been the forebears of their five subgroups, being respectively the gotras (clans) of blacksmiths, carpenters, bell ...
Pages in category "Caste system by country" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Balinese caste ...