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Caste system in India and Nair

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Difference between Caste system in India and Nair

Caste system in India vs. Nair

The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. The Nair, also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes".

Similarities between Caste system in India and Nair

Caste system in India and Nair have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Affirmative action, Caste, Dalit, Endogamy, Hinduism, Hypergamy, Jainism, Louis Dumont, M. N. Srinivas, Nair, Nambudiri, Other Backward Class, Swami Vivekananda.

Affirmative action

Affirmative action, also known as reservation in India and Nepal, positive action in the UK, and employment equity (in a narrower context) in Canada and South Africa, is the policy of protecting members of groups that are known to have previously suffered from discrimination.

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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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Dalit

Dalit, meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi, is a term mostly used for the castes in India that have been subjected to untouchability.

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Endogamy

Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific social group, caste or ethnic group, rejecting those from others as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Hypergamy

Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a woman marrying a man of higher caste or social status than themselves.

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Jainism

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion.

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Louis Dumont

Louis Dumont (1911 – 19 November 1998) was a French anthropologist.

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M. N. Srinivas

Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas (1916–1999) was an Indian sociologist.

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Nair

The Nair, also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes".

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Nambudiri

The Nambudiri, also transliterated Nambūdiri, Namboodiri, Namboothiri, and Nampūtiri, are a Malayali Brahmin caste, native to Kerala.

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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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Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna.

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Caste system in India and Nair Comparison

Caste system in India has 177 relations, while Nair has 117. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 4.42% = 13 / (177 + 117).

References

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