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- noun Plural form of
gotra .
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Much of Haryana is populated by Jats, a north Indian caste divided into subgroups known as gotras.
NYT > Home Page By JIM YARDLEY 2011
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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).
WN.com - Articles related to India expects $5 bn Canadian investment in road sector 2010
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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like
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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).
WN.com - Articles related to India expects $5 bn Canadian investment in road sector 2010
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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).
WN.com - Articles related to India expects $5 bn Canadian investment in road sector 2010
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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).
WN.com - Articles related to India expects $5 bn Canadian investment in road sector 2010
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a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).
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German scholar Max Mueller had defined 'gotras' as descending from eight sages and then branching out to severalfamilies.
The Times of India 2010
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Bachhawat and Dhanawat are the names of sections of the Banjara caste, and the persons of these _gotras_ among the Audhelias are probably the descendants of illicit connections among Banjaras.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The names of the exogamous divisions are very varied, some being taken from Brahman _gotras_ and
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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