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The Caste System Posted by on Nov 26, 2009

In Hindi the term  जाति is the word for caste. The caste system consists of the ब्राह्मण class. The ब्राह्मण class is the class of priests, scholars and teachers. There’s also the क्षत्रिय class, composed of soldiers, kings and nobles. The trading class is the वैश्य class. Then there’s the शूद्र, who are artisans, farmers…

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