His father used to bring them to various Akharas in their neighbouring villages where they mostly had to wrestle with boys; as making a career in wrestling is still considered a taboo for women in India; especially in the northern parts of the country like Haryana. Following their village tra...
Which was the legendary belief as the lost continent between India, Madagascar and Australia?Kumari Kandamrefers to a lost continent with an ancient Tamil civilization, located south of present-day India in the Indian Ocean. Alternative name and spellings include Kumarikkandam and Kumari Nadu. Kuma...
Modi government approves caste enumeration in census: A strategic shift with high political stakes The silent screens of Bengal Survey for internal reservation to be conducted in three phases, to cover 59,000 people: Justice H N Nagamohan Das ...
Hometown Sonepat, Haryana, India School Shiva Shiksha Sadan, Sonepat College/University Hindu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi IMT, Nagpur Educational Qualification(s) B.Sc (Hons) MBA in Finance and Marketing Religion Hinduism Caste Jat Hobbies Reading Boys, Affairs and More Marital Status...
(in times past) was invited to suggest potential candidates. Candidates for the Rāj Kumārī are selected from the Newar Śākya caste (which claims links to the family of the historical Buddha) of silver and goldsmiths. Candidates must be in excellent health, never have shed blood or been...
CKB:My mother used to sew. My father was a tailor and an ice-cream man. We come from the tailoring caste in India. Women usually knit and crochet outstandingly well, really clever and very fast. My work incorporates the female activities of making, of sewing and of embroidering. My mot...
P:In Buipa, we were bound to thebaaligharesystem. I grew up seeing my parents and my brothers work for other people –– tilling their land, harvesting their crops, doing all the field work. As Pariyars, we are musicians by caste, but we also made clothes. So, for a year’s wort...
In Tamil Nadu, as in the rest of the country, the caste system is strong, even though discrimination has been banned by the constitution of India. Members of Scheduled Castes (an official category embracing those groups that traditionally occupy low positions within the caste system) account for...