Jāti, the Glossary
Jāti is the term traditionally used to describe a cohesive group of people in the Indian subcontinent, like a tribe, community, clan, sub-clan, or a religious sect.[1]
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15 relations: Brahmin, Caste system in India, Gens, Gotra, Hypergamy, Indian subcontinent, Madhav Gadgil, Maharashtra, Manusmriti, Other Backward Class, Oxford University Press, Shaivism, Smarta tradition, Vaishnavism, Yadav.
Brahmin
Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society. Jāti and Brahmin are Indian castes.
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Caste system in India
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes.
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Gens
In ancient Rome, a gens (or,;: gentes) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same ''nomen gentilicium'' and who claimed descent from a common ancestor.
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Gotra
In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. Jāti and gotra are caste system in India.
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Hypergamy
Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "dating up" or "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse of higher social status or sexual capital than themselves, and continuingly attempting to replace their current partner with someone they deem superior.
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Madhav Gadgil
Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil (born 24 May 1942) is an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, a research forum under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Science.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.
Manusmriti
The Manusmṛti (मनुस्मृति), also known as the Mānava-Dharmaśāstra or the Laws of Manu, is one of the many legal texts and constitutions among the many of Hinduism.
Other Backward Class
The Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify communities that are educationally or socially backward. Jāti and Other Backward Class are caste system in India.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Shaivism
Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.
Smarta tradition
The Smarta tradition (स्मार्त), also called Smartism, is a movement in Hinduism that developed and expanded with the Puranas genre of literature.
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism.
Yadav
Yadavs, also called Jadams, or Jadavs, are a grouping of traditionally non-elite, Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states like Bihar) in the last thirty years." peasant-pastoral communities or castes in India that since the 19th and 20th centuries Quote: "In a not dissimilar way the various cow-keeping castes of northern India were combining in 1931 to use the common term of Yadava for their various castes, Ahir, Goala, Gopa, etc., and to claim a Rajput origin of extremely doubtful authenticity." have claimed descent from the legendary king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence. Jāti and Yadav are Indian castes.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jāti
Also known as Jati (caste), Jatis, Jâti, Jātis, Jātī, Sub-caste.