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Twashta Kasar

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Twashta Kasar (also known as Tambat or Kasar) is a Hindu artisan caste of coppersmiths (tamrakar), predominantly residing in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [1]

21 relations: Artisan, Caste, Copper, Coppersmith, Ganesh Chaturthi, Goa, Gotra, Government of Maharashtra, Herbert Hope Risley, Hindu, Kali, Konkani language, Maharashtra, Marathi language, Other Backward Class, Sanskara (rite of passage), States and union territories of India, Suvarna Banik, Tamrakar, Upanayana, Vishvakarman.

Artisan

An artisan (from artisan, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand that may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative arts, sculptures, clothing, jewellery, food items, household items and tools or even mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker.

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Caste

Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Coppersmith

A coppersmith, also known as a brazier, is a person who makes artifacts from copper and brass.

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Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi (IAST), also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi is the Hindu festival that reveres god Ganesha.

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Goa

Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan, in Western India.

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Gotra

In Hindu society, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is commonly considered to be equivalent to clan.

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Government of Maharashtra

The Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra in Western India.

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Herbert Hope Risley

Sir Herbert Hope Risley (4 January 1851 – 30 September 1911) was a British ethnographer and colonial administrator, a member of the Indian Civil Service who conducted extensive studies on the tribes and castes of the Bengal Presidency.

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Hindu

Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.

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Kali

(काली), also known as (कालिका), is a Hindu goddess.

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Konkani language

Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages and is spoken along the South western coast of India.

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra (abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area.

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Marathi language

Marathi (मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra, India.

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Other Backward Class

Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are socially or educationally or economically disadvantaged.

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Sanskara (rite of passage)

Sanskara (IAST:, sometimes spelled samskara) are rites of passage in a human being's life described in ancient Sanskrit texts, as well as a concept in the karma theory of Indian philosophies.

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States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.

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Suvarna Banik

Suvarna Baniks popularly called Bene is a mercantile group from Bengal dealing in gold and silver.

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Tamrakar

Tāmrakār (Devanagari: ताम्रकार) is a caste of coppersmiths and other metal casters found in Nepal and India.

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Upanayana

Upanayana (उपनयन) is one of the traditional saṃskāras (rites of passage) that marked the acceptance of a student by a guru (teacher) and an individual's entrance to a school in Hinduism.

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Vishvakarman

Viśhwákarma (meaning "all creating" in Sanskrit) is the deity of the creative power that holds the universe together according to the Rigveda and is considered to be the original creator, architect,divine engineer of the universe from before the advent of time, also the root concept of the later Upanishadic figures of Brahman and Purusha in the historical Vedic religion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twashta_Kasar

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