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Thus, Punjab’s chatur-varna system evolved quite differently from other parts of India. Brahmins played a minimal role. The royalty or Rajput influence was largely confined to the mountainous areas.

A caste system often uses discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. It continues to have an impact on contemporary society in many areas of the world.

Only one aspect of Hinduism is common for all the different variants: the varna hierarchy. This is my personal account of why I rejected this discriminatory religion.

judicial system Two Karnataka HC judges attend Brahmin convention, extol community’s contributions ‘When we say Brahmin, it is a matter of pride,’ Justice Krishna S Dixit said.

The Brahmins categorised these many jatis, and created the varna classification system, to position themselves on top, and then creating the dvija category for their patrons.