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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Caste system in India — Caste (Sanskrit: Gyati ज्ञाति , Hindi: Biradari बिरादरी, samaj समाज, jati जाति etc , Urdu Zat ज़ात ) is an endogamous group. Generally a sub caste is divided into Exogamous groups based on same gotras गोत्र. The Indian caste system describes the… … Wikipedia
Caste system among South Asian Muslims — refers to units of social stratification that have developed among Muslims in South Asia.[1][2] … Wikipedia
Caste politics in India — Caste is one of the major factors in politics of India. Independent India has seen intense debates over reverse discrimination, caste based quotas and reservations.Before 1980sMahatma Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru had radically… … Wikipedia
Caste-related violence in India — Caste related violence and hate crimes in India have occurred despite the gradual reduction of casteism in the country. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, Dalits and indigenous peoples (known as Scheduled Tribes or adivasis) continue to … Wikipedia
Hindu nationalism — is a nationalist ideology that sees the modern state of the Republic of India as a Hindu polity [the proper english translation of Hindu rashtra would be Hindu polity and not Hindu nation . as retrieved from para 1, page vi, editors note, The… … Wikipedia
Hindu nationalism — Hindu nationalism is a contemporary movement with religious, cultural, and political aspects, oriented toward creation of a Hindu state in India and a monolithic Hindu identity, based on Hin dutva (Hinduness). Critics charge that these… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Hindu law — in its current usage refers to the system of personal laws (i.e., marriage, adoption, inheritance) applied to Hindus, especially in India. Modern Hindu law is thus a part of the law of India established by the Constitution of India (1950).… … Wikipedia
Hindu Students Council — (also known as HSC) is an organization of Hindu students in the United States of America and Canada. According to its website, it serves as an international forum that provides opportunities to learn about Hindu heritage through various… … Wikipedia
Caste — Caste, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.] 1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism. [1913 Webster] Note: The members of the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hindu Writers' Forum — (HWF) is a New Delhi publisher and lobbying group, tax exempt in India by section 80 G of the Income Tax Act. HWF states that it is : founded with the sole aim and purpose of coordinating the efforts and pooling resources of writers who can… … Wikipedia