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For instance, a community of peasants or traders could claim Kshatriya or Vaishya status by aligning themselves with ruling elites or adopting rituals associated with higher varnas. Historical ...

The oldest Tamil epics are based on women from mercantile families. It has nothing to do with warriors or priests. The heroines of Shilapadikaram and Kundalakesi are daughters of rich merchants.

There is no religion in the world which advocates inequality sans brotherhood among human beings but the Rigveda categorises people into four varnas as Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra; Honour, ...