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  2. Gotra - Wikipedia

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    The name of the gotra can be used as a surname, but it is different from a surname and is strictly maintained because of its importance in marriages among Hindus, especially among castes. Pāṇini defines gotra as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram (IV. 1.

  3. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname as a double-barreled surname , separated by a dash.

  4. Lohar (caste) - Wikipedia

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    In Bihar, Lohar caste comes under Other Backward Class (OBC) and has been categorized in sub-category of OBC called Extremely Backward Castes (EBC). As per a ruling by Supreme Court of India, Lohar or Lohara community is not the same as ‘Lohra or Lohara’, which belongs to the Schedule Tribe category in several districts.

  5. Caste system in India - Wikipedia

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    Caste or no caste, creed or no creed, any man, or class, or caste, or nation, or institution that bars the power of free thought and bars action of an individual is devilish, and must go down. Liberty of thought and action, asserted Vivekananda, is the only condition of life, of growth and of well-being. [306]

  6. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities ...

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    The Scheduled Caste people are able to build brick and stone houses. The Scheduled Caste people are able to acquire vehicles. The Scheduled Caste people are able to dress better, send their children to better schools. One of the reasons why atrocities take place in those places is to cripple them economically.

  7. Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha - Wikipedia

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    The functionality of the Kayasthas, who identified themselves with "Chitragupta and paper-oriented service", was more significant before the 1870s, and historically, their caste status have been ambiguous. [70] [71] Kayasthas of northern India regard themselves as a de facto varna that arose to keep records of the four varnas that came before them.

  8. Ghimire - Wikipedia

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    Ghimire (Nepali: घिमिरे)is one of the surnames of the Brahmin (upadhya bahun) varna belonging to Kashyap Gotra in the Hindu Varna System.The earliest known ancestor, the royal priest Gudpal Vyas (also known by Gudpal Bias), lived in Ghamir, Dhurkot, (now called Ghamir, Gulmi, Nepal) who moved from Ujjain, which was ruled by King Vikramaditya, ancient city situated on the eastern ...

  9. Jani (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet; Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet; Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India