Sentence examples for caste represented from inspiring English sources

The Hindu caste system was prevalent and rigidly followed, with each caste represented by a local body of elders who represented the community.

In a patronage-based democracy, where caste represents the prevailing identity, this was inevitable.

In a similar way, much of the art in the show reflects the elite taste of a hierarchical society based on the Indian-derived four-caste system, with the top three castes controlling most of the wealth, and the bottom caste, representing the bulk of the population, doing the basic, economy-sustaining work: farming until a few decades ago, now the tourist industry.

While Mhalsa is from the high-caste Lingayat merchant (Vani) community, Banai is described as a Dhangar (shepherd caste), representing the "outside" and associates Khandoba with non-elite herding castes like Dhangars, Gavli and Kuruba (Gowda) who live in the forest.

27 Caste represents a social stratification based on hereditary status in Indian society, although such classification masks substantial heterogeneity within these groups.

Other castes represented among the Sikhs, in addition to the distinctive Sikh caste of Ramgarhias (artisans), are the Ahluwalias (formerly Kalals [brewers] who have raised their status considerably) and the two Dalit castes, known in Sikh terminology as the Mazhabis (the Chuhras) and the Ramdasias (the Chamars).

Table 5 User committee composition   Connected households Committee members Committee: female/male Committee: castes represented Saptari 9 31 Both f and m Muslim, Hindu Dalith Buddhi 1 7 16 6/10 Sunar Buddhi 2 12 12 7/5 Tharu, Gandarbha, Sunar Mahuwa 11 + 6 20 9/11 Godiya, Yadav, Gurmi.

Because India is historically caste based, in order to control for such caste based heterogeneity, the children are also grouped into "Scheduled Castes" representing the historically disadvantaged indigenous people and "Backward Class" representing the children from traditionally lower castes, with "Other Castes" as the reference group representing the more privileged caste.

SC, ST, and OBC (lower castes) represent communities belonging to lower socioeconomic groups with a poor maternal and child health status as compared to higher castes (8).

Studies from developing countries where caste is represented by prevailing caste groups and people are highly exposed to toxic elements can provide useful insights into the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental inequities among children.

Caste-based parties rarely matter much beyond one state, even when the caste they represent does.The BJP's strategy in Bihar, the second largest state, is a textbook example of how to braid caste, anti-incumbency and alliances into victory.