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Examples
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Miss BRITTAIN delivers a lecture on the High-caste women of India.
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High-caste Hindus use it in speaking to low-caste people, in order to emphasise their own superior position.
India and the Indians Edward Fenton Elwin
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High-caste women do not much affect the _kara_ as they object to having their foot grasped by the Sunar.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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High-caste women, who cannot go themselves, hire the barber's or waterman's wife to go for them.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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High-caste women draw their shoulder-cloth right over the head so that the face cannot be seen.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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High-caste Hindus no longer make animal sacrifices, and their offerings to Siva, Vishnu and Devi consist of food, flowers and blades of corn.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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High-caste Hindus, who are not permitted to use alcohol, may drink bhang at religious ceremonies, and as an intoxicant at marriage ceremonies and family festivals.
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High-caste Hindus, who are not permitted to use alcohol, may drink bhang at religious ceremonies, and as an intoxicant at marriage ceremonies and family festivals.
TrinidadExpress Today's News Nazma Muller 2008
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"High-caste Brahmins formed a private army, the Ranvir Sena, to stop communists from encouraging Dalit field workers to demand higher wages Delhi: 3500-yrs of massacres of Dalit-Sudra Blacks by Arya-Brahmins Sudra Holocaust: Ongoing Genocide of millions of Dalits in India Dalit leader Dr. Ambedkar struggled to emancipate the" untouchables "from the shackles of Hindu prescribed slavery -- the caste system.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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"High-caste Brahmins formed a private army, the Ranvir Sena, to stop communists from encouraging Dalit field workers to demand higher wages Delhi: 3500-yrs of massacres of Dalit-Sudra Blacks by Arya-Brahmins Sudra Holocaust: Ongoing Genocide of millions of Dalits in India Dalit leader Dr. Ambedkar struggled to emancipate the" untouchables "from the shackles of Hindu prescribed slavery -- the caste system.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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