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Shudraor SudraFourth and lowest of the varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India. Traditionally composed of artisans and labourers, it probably originally included all conquered peoples of the Indus civilization as they were assimilated into the caste system. Members are not permitted to participate in the upanayana and thus cannot study the Vedas. The high end of the Shudra includes some landowners; at the low end are untouchables. See also Brahman; Kshatriya; Vaishya. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Another Bible woman, Adamma, a Sudra woman of Kapu caste, walked from Pithapuram to join her Dalit counterparts at Peddapuram. Gooptu attributes participation of the poor in this movement to sudra attempts to counter caste exclusion, but why did other sudra groups turn not to Hinduism but to Congress socialism and communism? |
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