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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. 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]

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

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    Opposition parties latched onto Singh's remark to assert, without evidence, that the BJP would amend modern India's founding document to strip Hindus at the bottom of the caste hierarchy of access ...

  6. Writing Caste Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's ...

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    Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonios is a 2006 book written by Sharmila Rege and published by Zubaan India. This book is a theoretical analysis of Dalit Literature in India through the lens of gender. It is important for students of caste and gender studies. [1]

  7. Phatak (surname) - Wikipedia

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  8. Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development

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    Ambedkar views that definitions of castes given by Émile Senart [5] John Nesfield, H. H. Risley and Dr Ketkar as incomplete or incorrect by itself and all have missed the central point in the mechanism of the caste system. Senart's "idea of pollution" is a characteristic of caste in so far as caste has a religious flavour.

  9. Colon cancer: Measuring ‘biological age’ may help predict who ...

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    The researchers emphasized the need to better understand why gender has such an impact on polyp risk and to continue studying biological age as a helpful health predictor. Making colonoscopies ...