caste determination
caste determination In social insects, the process by which embryological development is influenced by physiological and environmental factors, giving rise to the various castes.
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Cast , cast1 / kast/ • v. [tr.] (past cast / kast/ ) 1. throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction: lemmings cast themselves off the cliff| fig.… Caste , caste [Port., casta=basket], ranked groups based on heredity within rigid systems of social stratification, especially those that constitute Hindu In… Plaster Casting , plaster casting, as a sculpture process, is of three kinds. One employs a waste mold, another a piece mold (both plaster of paris), and the third a g… Brahmin , Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin (Brahman) Priestly caste that was the highest-ranking of the four varnas (social classes) in India during the late Vedic peri… Untouchables , ETHNONYMS: Adi-Dravida, depressed caste, external caste, Harijan, Panchama, Pariah, Scheduled Caste
The word "Untouchable" was first applied to this… Pahari , Pahari
ETHNONYMS: none
Orientation
Identification. "Pahari" can refer to any mountain-dwelling people, but in north India it generally designates the…
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