HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Vaishya
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Dalit
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Brahmin
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Sudra
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sudra: Ambedkar, Solanki, Chamar, Nayi, and Lohar.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and are believed to have come from Brahma’s head. Then came the Kshatriyas, or the warriors and rulers, supposedly from his arms.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to David Mandelbaum, the association of the Yadav (and their constituent castes, Ahir and Gwala) with cattle has impacted on their commonly viewed ritual status (varna) as Shudra, although the community’s members often claim the higher status of Kshatriya.
Detailed explanation-4: -Brahmins. The highest of all the castes, and traditionally priests or teachers, Brahmins make up a small part of the Indian population. Vaishyas. A caste that is influential in trade, the Vaishyas were traditionally cattle-herders, agriculturalists, artisans and merchants. Shudras. Adivasi. Dalits. 13-Nov-2014