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  2. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Whereas women with stitched upper body garment or tunic have been shown from pre-Mauryan period as early as 400 BCE in a folk art depicted on Pazyryk rattling mirrors. [12] Ujjain coin from 200 BCE depicts a man wearing achkan. Depictions from terracotta clay tablets from Chandraketugarh show women wearing clothes made of muslin. Various kinds ...

  3. Brahmin - Wikipedia

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    [7] [9] [40] Chanakya, a Brahmin born in 375 BCE, was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor, who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya in his rise to power and is widely credited for having played an important role in the establishment of ...

  4. Rajputisation - Wikipedia

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    Such marriage of a tribal family with an acknowledged but possibly poor Rajput family would ultimately enable the non-Rajput family to become Rajput. This marriage pattern also supports the fact that Rajput was an "open caste category" available to those who served in the state army and could translate this service into grants and power at the ...

  5. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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    In India, women's clothing varies widely and is closely associated with the local culture, religion and climate. Traditional Indian clothing for women across the country in Indian includes saris worn with choli tops; a skirt called a lehenga or chaniya worn with choli and a dupatta scarf to create an ensemble called a ghagra choli ; while many ...

  6. How Brahmin luxury handbags are connected to New Bedford ...

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    According to the Brahmin website, all their products are designed in Massachusetts using luxury leathers from Italy and around the world. Bamboo toothbrushes to luxury handbags: 12 products ...

  7. Rajasthani people - Wikipedia

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    Women wear dress according to their caste culture. Poshak is worn by Rajput, Rajpurohit and Charan women only(As per tradition). However, dress style changes with lengths and breaths of vast Rajasthan. Dhoti is worn in different ways in Marwar (Jodhpur area) or Shekhawati (Jaipur area) or Hadoti (Bundi area).

  8. Jadeja - Wikipedia

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    Jadeja (Gujarati, Sindhi: Jāḍejā, [1] or Jāṛejā [2]) is a Samma Rajput clan that inhabits the Indian state of Gujarat and the Tharparkar district of Sindh, Pakistan. [3] [4] They originated from Sammas of Sindh, [5] [6] a pastoral group, and laid a claim on the Rajput identity [7] after marriages with Sodha Rajput women [8] [9] by adopting a process called Rajputisation.

  9. Kshatriya - Wikipedia

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    The king may have been elected in a tribal assembly (called Samiti), which included women. [5] [4] The Rajan protected the tribe and cattle; was assisted by a priest; and did not maintain a standing army, though in the later period the rulership appears to have risen as a social class. The concept of the fourfold varna system is not yet ...