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Hmm. Description of Nadar caste in wikipedia does not seem to suggest it is a lower caste. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadar_(caste) http://en.wikipedia.org/
by kemiller 16y ago
Hmm. Description of Nadar caste in wikipedia does not seem to suggest it is a lower caste.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadar_(caste) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadar_(caste)
Can anyone confirm or deny?
- FraaJad 16y agoMany "lower" castes are economically and politically powerful. Also, the caste hierarchy is fuzzy in South India compared to the north. Of course, where one's caste stands in relation to other is always a matter of intense debate ;)
- train_robber 16y agoA bit complicated actually. According to the state government of Kerala, for purposes of reservation (a form of positive discrimination), they are classified as a 'Backward Community'. The line is so blurry atleast in my part of the country (Kerala state, South India) that it is increasingly difficult to say whether a caste is lower or upper from day-to-day life.