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  2. Kaushik - Wikipedia

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    Kaushik/Koushik is ancient Indian "Gotra" applied to an Indian clan. Origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe', "Vishwa" as in universe and "Mitra" as in friend, he was also called as Rishi "Kaushik".

  3. Newar caste system - Wikipedia

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    Newar caste system is the system by which Newārs, ... Kaushik, Garga and Kaundinya ... the Jyapus were turned into Shudra class-caste category during the Malla ...

  4. Rimal (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Rimal (Nepali: रिमाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin. Rimal people belong to the Bahun caste and are a part of the Kaushik (Nepali: कौशिक) patriclan (gotra) of Nepali Khas-Brahmin community which forms a notable population in Nepal and India.

  5. List of Brahmins - Wikipedia

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    Ravindra Kaushik, Spy & RAW operative famously known as Black Tiger, He is regarded as India's greatest spy to be engaged in Undercover operation at Pakistan Armed Forces [17] R. N. Kao , Indian spymaster and the first founder chief of India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing .

  6. India’s opposition leveraged caste and constitution to shock ...

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    "In urban areas, caste is overridden by class identities," Singh said. The BJP's Patel said that the party had launched a detailed review of the loss and was confident of winning state elections ...

  7. Brahmin gotra - Wikipedia

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    With each member of the caste believed to trace their lineage back to one of these saints, a Brahmin’s Gotra represents a means to track an individual’s patriline and thus indicate which one of these saints is their ancestor. [9] For example, Brahmins of the Kashyapa Gotra are believed to have descended from the saint Kashyapa. [10] [11]

  8. What Does Caste Have to Do With Kamala Harris? - AOL

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    The caste system is a violent paradigm that denies basic needs and human rights to those it ... Most were working-class men who fled poverty wrought by colonial rule and ended up working in the ...

  9. Kayastha - Wikipedia

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    In eastern India, Bengali Kayasthas are believed to have evolved from a class of officials into a caste between the 5th-6th centuries and 11th-12th centuries, its component elements being putative Kshatriyas and mostly Brahmins. They most likely gained the characteristics of a caste under the Sena dynasty. [58]