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Alhaji Barhath, 14th-century poet, Warrior and trader known for sheltering and raising Rao Chunda of Mandor [1]; Haridas Kesaria (d. March 1527), 16th-century Mewar chieftain, warrior and poet [2]
Charan (IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Sindhi: چارڻ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.
Caste systems in Africa are a form of social stratification found in numerous ethnic groups, found in over fifteen countries, particularly in the Sahel, West Africa, and North Africa. [1] These caste systems feature endogamy, hierarchical status, inherited occupation, membership by birth, pollution concepts and restraints on commensality. [2]
Nigeria is famous for its English language literature. Things Fall Apart , [ 58 ] by Chinua Achebe , is an important book in African literature . [ 59 ] With over eight million copies sold worldwide, it has been translated into 50 languages, making Achebe the most translated African writer of all time.
Folorunsho Alakija, vice-chair of Famfa Oil Limited and Nigeria's richest woman. The social structure in Nigeria is the hierarchical characterization of social status, historically stratified under the Nigerian traditional rulers and their subordinate chiefs, with a focus on tribe and ethnicity which continued with the advent of colonization. [1]
The “rigidity of caste structure” is an important reason for the proliferation of godmen, said K. Kalyani, an assistant professor of Sociology at Azim Premji University, Bangalore.
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Brohi Charan (also called Brahui Charan; IAST: Brohī Cāraṇa; IPA: broːɦiː cɑːrəɳə; Sindhi: بروهي چارڻَ) are a Brahui, Sindhi speaking ethno-linguistic group residing in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan. Brohi Charans are the traditional priests of the Hinglaj shrines in Balochistan and Thatta.