Caste system in Nepal
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Caste system in Nepal
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The Nepalese caste system is the traditional system of social stratification of Nepal. The Nepalese caste system broadly borrows the classical Hindu Chaturvarnashram model, consisting of four broad social classes or varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra. The caste system defines social classes by a number of hierarchical endogamous groups often termed jaat. This custom was traditionally only prevalent in the three Indo Aryan societies of the Khas, Madhesi, and Newars. However, since the unif
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Nepalese traditional social stratification system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_Nepal
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2006-05-04T15:00:00Z
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2024-09-10T19:54:18Z
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