How many castes are in India?

The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation. Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots - the Dalits or the untouchables.
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What are the 5 castes in India?

The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories :- (1) Branmins (2) Kshatriyas (3)Vaishyas (4) the shudras
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What are the 7 castes in India?

It is referred to frequently in the ancient Indian texts. The four classes were the Brahmins (priestly people), the Kshatriyas (rulers, administrators and warriors; also called Rajanyas), the Vaishyas (artisans, merchants, tradesmen and farmers), and Shudras (labouring classes).
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Which caste is the highest caste in India?

Brahman, also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brāhmaṇa (“Possessor of Brahma”), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India.
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Which is the lowest caste in India?

At the bottom of the heap were the Shudras, who came from Brahma's feet and did all the menial jobs. The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation.
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Which surname is highest in India?

'Patel', the most common Indian surname: Oxford.
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What is low caste?

Historically Dalits have the lowest social status in Indian society. They were generally segregated and banned form participation in Hindu social life. This problem is the product of the caste system which is deep rooted in society.
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Who created caste system?

The Origins of the Caste System

According to one long-held theory about the origins of South Asia's caste system, Aryans from central Asia invaded South Asia and introduced the caste system as a means of controlling the local populations. The Aryans defined key roles in society, then assigned groups of people to them.
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What caste is Brahmin?

Brahmin (/ˈbrɑːmɪn/; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized: brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (acharya or guru).
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Which is the second highest caste?

Kshatriya, also spelled Kshattriya or Ksatriya, second highest in ritual status of the four varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally the military or ruling class.
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How many Hindu castes are there?

In Hinduism there exists four castes arranged in a hierarchy. Anyone who does not belong to one of these castes is an outcast. The religious word for caste is 'Varna'.
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Can a Dalit become a Brahmin?

Because a dalit Hindu can convert to Islam, Christianity or to Buddhism, but she can never turn into a Brahmin.
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Are Sharma Brahmins?

Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal.
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Is Gupta a Brahmin?

According to him, the Guptas were not Brahmanas, but "adopted" the gotra of their Brahmana gurus. According to him, in the Panchobh Copper Plate, some kings bearing the title Guptas and related to the imperial Gupta Dynasty, claimed themselves as Kshatriyas.
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Was Gandhi for the caste system?

Mahatma Gandhi was accused of acting as an apologist for the caste system in India. In 1932, he resorted to fasting 'to block an affirmative action' planned by Britain in favour of the outcastes, the so-called 'untouchables'.
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Does the UK have a caste system?

The British population affected by caste

It is not religion specific and is subscribed to by (and affects) members of any or no religion. Individuals may reject the notion of caste, but still be regarded by others as having a caste.
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Which is the first caste in world?

The Aryans organised themselves in three groups. The first group was of the warriors and they were called Rajanya, later they changed its name to Kshatriyas. The second group was of the priests and they were called Brahmanas.
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Who are Dalits 6?

Ans: Dalits are formerly known as untouchable - a person outside of the four Varnas, and considered below of all and polluting. Dalits include people as leather-workers, scavengers, tanners, flayers, cobblers, agricultural labourers, municipal cleaners and drum beaters. They are also known as broken people.
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Who are untouchables 6?

Untouchability: A form of discrimination in which a particular caste of people is considered impure by “upper-caste” people is called untouchability. That caste is called “untouchables”.
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Where did Brahmins come from?

The Rig Veda contains a different story of origin for the varnas. In this Hindu scripture, Brahmin originated from the mouth of Brahma, while Kshatriya originated from the arms. The two primary roles of the Kshatriya Varna were to govern the land and to wage war, which led to professions as rulers and soldiers.
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What caste is Gupta?

It is derived from Sanskrit word Goptri, means Protector or Governor. According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times. The Rāmpāl plate of Sri Chandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.
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What caste is Singh?

Singh (IPA: /ˈsɪŋ/) is a title, middle name or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it eventually became a common surname adopted by different communities including Rajputs and Sikhs.
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Who is real Brahmin?

A TRUE Brahmin is one who has acquired brahminhood not by birth but through his noble actions. He who has gained Supreme Self-knowledge is a Brahmin. Vedas and Epics proclaim that there is no caste differentiation in the Brahminic State.
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