India's vast coalitions were the result of the nation's diverse castes, classes, regions and ethnicities clamoring for and winning, adequate representation.
Differences are moderate for the three geographical indicators (10.9 for urban compared to rural areas, 12.7 for mountain compared to hill areas, 11.6 for the Far-Western compared to Eastern region), as well as caste and ethnicity (11.6 for Brahmins, Chhetris and Newars compared to others; others include diverse castes and ethnic groups that could not be disaggregated due to small sample sizes).
We interviewed women ranging in age from 33 to 73 years with diverse religious and caste affiliations, including Muslims, Christians, Hindu women from both forward and low caste groups, and two women were from the Paniya tribe, a marginalised Scheduled Tribe.
Economists believe the programme bolsters primary school enrolment and attendance, eliminates hunger, enables children from diverse class and caste backgrounds to share a meal together and bury social prejudices, and provides children with hygiene and nutritional education.
In 1987, he completed A Writer's Nightmare, another collection of essays about topics as diverse as the caste system, Nobel prize winners, love, and monkeys.
Due to Nepal's diverse ethnicity and caste system, we sought to include individuals from various major ethnic groups (e.g. Newar, Brahmin, Gurung, and Tharu) living in distinct pockets of three developmental regions where the hospitals are located.
Due to migration from all other districts of Nepal, there is a diverse mix of castes and ethnicities in the area, with several different languages spoken.
Is Casting Aside Caste Possible?
The Hindu population comprises the elite upper castes (Brahmans, Bhumihars, Rajputs, and Kayasthas), the large and diverse community of less-advantaged castes (such as the Yadavas, Kurmis, and Banias), and the Scheduled Castes (notably, the Chamars or Mochis, Dusadhs, and Mushars).
The district was selected for its strong community partners (for planning future interventions), its geographic accessibility, and its diverse representation of the nation's castes and ethnicities and major religions, namely, Hinduism, Muslim and Buddhism.
