Kshatriya
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Kshatriya is one of the four varnas of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term kṣatriyaḥ is used in the context of later Vedic society wherein members were orga
Bhishma, a kshatriya of the Lunar dynasty in Hindu literature.
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
Kshatriya
…Sanskrit term kṣatriyaḥ is used in the context of later Vedic society wherein members were organised into four classes: brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, and shudra. The administrative machinery in Vedic India was headed by a tribal king called a Rajan whose position may or may not have been hereditary. The king…
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.