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 so
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Shudra
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Shudra or Shoodra is one of the four varnas of the Hindu class and social system in ancient India. Some sources translate it into English as a caste, or as a social class. Theoretically, Shudras const
Caste system in Nepal
…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…
From left to right: A Gurkha, a Brahmin, and a Shudra, Simla, 1868.
A 1908 photo of a bride and bridegroom of the sudra caste in a horse-drawn vehicle.