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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate Brilliantly written book and sometimes more authentic than Russel (Caste and Tribe). Rightly only Guru of his status can produce of matching his status (Srinivas). Reading once is not enough. User Review - Flag as inappropriate Highly acclaimed book on sociological and political studies on caste and race in India. A must reading for scholars, adminsitrators, policymakers and public at large. The book is the seed research for further studies by Indian and foreign scholars. Related books
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Common terms and phrasesaccording Ahir Apastamba appears Article artisans Arya Aryan backward classes Baudhayana Bengal Bihar Bombay Brahmin called caste system cent century a.d. cephalic cephalic index Chamar Chandalas Chitpavan culture Dasa Deshasth Dist district divisions Dravidian endogamy exogamy fact female formed four further Gautama gotra Government groups Gujarat higher castes Hindu Hindu society hypergamy Ibid India Indo-Aryan Karve Kashyapa Kayasth king kinship known Kshatriya Kunbis Kurmi large number later lower castes Madras Maharashtra male Manu Maratha Maravans marriage marry ment mentioned mother's father nasal index non-Brahmin occupation one's origin Pallans Paraiyans persons physical type political population practice pravara priest Punjab Rajputs reference regarded region religious restrictions Risley rule Sanskrit Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Shanans Shudra social status sub-castes sub-divisions surnames Tamil Tamilian Tamilnad Tanjore temple thousand Tinnevelly tion unions United Provinces untouchables Uttar Pradesh Vaishya varnas Vasishtha Vedic Vellalas village Yajnavalkya Bibliographic information
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