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Oral history of Vallikkada Panickers, Kerala, India
Vallikkada Panickers were from Tamil Nadu. They were of Kshatriya caste who later embraced Christianity. Its members were experts in astrology ... They followed many Hindu customs and dressed like high caste Hindus. In fact, Christians of Malabar coast followed many Hindu customs until ... belonged to no Hindu caste. So, the men of the family decided not to marry "as they had no caste". It is possible ...
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Rajasthan Desert’s Gypsy Women: The Kalbeliya and Bopa Women visit Pushkar Fair
The lowest level in the Hindu caste system, they live without permanent homes and are seen as squatters and hustlers. Some Indians ...
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The Desert Dwellers of Rajasthan: Bishnoi and Bhil Tribal People
Lord Jhambheshwar. Despite being born a Khstriya, the second highest Hindu caste, he disapproved of the caste system and created a classless community into which all were accepted. The only ...
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IT classes raise the status of Untouchables India's latest attempt to tackle the Hindu caste system is a special course to prepare people in the “lowest” castes in Bangalore ...
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Bangladesh Strife: Crimes against children, women, and minorities
Hindus in both Bangladesh and India, divided originally by the caste system whereby upper caste Hindus stimulated the creation of separate classes of people (who became Muslims as ... through the unproductive positions of racist institutions and weak politicians. India lets down its Hindu brethren in Bangladesh for two reasons: there are trade considerations between the countries, and ...
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Printed Matter -- Three Books on India -- Page
And when a series of Hindu-Muslim murders lead to a citywide curfew, the guests risk their ... Allen of Davis because, he said, it brilliantly describes India’s caste system. Set in the Indian city of Amritsar, the wealthy elite ... Sevak Sari House, Ramchand and his fellow shop assistants wait upon upper-caste women who buy saris like pretty pieces of candy without thought to ...
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Hsien-tsang: Buddhist Records of the Western Countries
Persia, on the south to the Great Snow Mountains (the Hindu-Kush) and on the north to the Iron Pass; the river ... of the country. This is the only Buddhist establishment north of the Hindu-Kush in which there was a constant succession of Masters who were ... from those of other countries. The king, who is of the Kshatriya caste, is an intelligent courageous man, and his power extends over more ...
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Legend of the Diamond Valley
A Hindu gem-treatise names diamonds of many colors, each meant to be worn by a different caste: white as shell for Brahmins, for Kshatriya as ... in the ship; then he caused the wares of little value to be cast overboard." Hindu mineralogists entertained the notion that the diamond floated on the water; and there is a ...
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Environmental Scarcities, State Capacity and CivilViolence: India
Moreover, it was not entirely communal violence: Hindus directed many of their attacks against recent Hindu migrants from rural areas. The rapidly growing urban population also leads to evermore competition ... to hold a certain percentage of government jobs for lower castes have caused inter-caste conflict. These pressures express themselves in a social environment already stressed by corruption and ...
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Travel Books and Travelogues - National Geographic Traveler Highlights the Best Travel Writing
Journey Down the Brahmaputra, by Mark Shand (2002). Named for the Hindu god of creation, the Brahmaputra begins as a tiny glacial ... . What sets this novel apart is its description of Muslim-Hindu politics, which continue to plague the subcontinent today. *City of ... scope (1899-1947) covers the fall of the British Raj, subsequent caste wars, the rise of Gandhi, and independence. India, by Olivier Follmi ...
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