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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. This ...
Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha, also referred to as North-Indian Kayastha, is a subgroup of Hindus of the Kayastha community that are mainly concentrated in the Hindi Belt of North India. In Hindu texts and traditions, they are described to have descended from the Hindu god Chitragupta [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] who is usually depicted carrying "a flowing ...
Bengali Kayastha (Bengali: বাঙালি কায়স্থ) is a Bengali Hindu caste originated from the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, and is one of the main subgroups of the Kayastha community. The historical caste occupation of Kayasthas throughout India has been that of scribes, administrators, ministers and record-keepers ...
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) or historically and commonly known as Chandraseniya Prabhu or just Prabhu [1] [2] [3] is a caste mainly found in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Historically, they made equally good warriors , statesmen as well as writers.
The Muslim Kayastha (Urdu: مسلمان کائستھ), also known as Siddiqui, [1] are a community of Muslims, are related to the Kayastha of northern India, mainly modern Uttar Pradesh, who converted to Islam during the rule of the Islamic empires in India.
Kulin Kayastha (Bengali: কুলীন কায়স্থ) is a sub-caste of the Bengali Kayastha caste in Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas. The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins and Baidyas, as being the "highest Hindu castes".
The film “Origin,” like the book “Caste” on which it was based, offers a powerful framing for America’s racial divide, writes author and theologian Keith Magee. Opinion: ‘Origin ...
Origin Srivastavas are one of the twelve sub-clans of the North-Indian Kayasthas that were traditionally involved in record-keeping, administration and military services. They consider themselves as a de facto varna that arose to keep records of the four varnas that came before them.