Twashta Kasar, the Glossary
Twashta Kasar (also known as Tambat or Kasar) is a Hindu artisan caste of coppersmiths (tamrakar and tamta), predominantly residing in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1]
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16 relations: Artisan, Caste, Coppersmith, Ganesh Chaturthi, Goa, Government of Maharashtra, Herbert Hope Risley, Hindus, Kali, Konkani language, Maharashtra, Marathi language, Other Backward Class, States and union territories of India, Suvarna Banik, Tamrakar.
Artisan
An artisan (from artisan, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
Caste
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system.
Coppersmith
A coppersmith, also known as a brazier, is a person who makes artifacts from copper and brass.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO), also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi or Vinayagar Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that tributes Hindu deity Ganesha.
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Goa
Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats.
Government of Maharashtra
The Government of Maharashtra is the executive governing authority of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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Herbert Hope Risley
Sir Herbert Hope Risley (4 January 1851 – 30 September 1911) was a British ethnographer and colonial administrator, a member of the Indian Civil Service who conducted extensive studies on the tribes and castes of the Bengal Presidency.
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Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
Kali
Kali (काली), also called Kalika, is a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death in Shaktism.
Konkani language
Konkani (Devanagari: sc, Romi: sc, Kannada: sc, Malayalam: sc, Perso-Arabic: sc, IAST) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India.
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.
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Marathi language
Marathi (मराठी) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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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.
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States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Suvarna Banik
Suvarna Banik (সুবর্ণ বণিক), also called Bene, is a Bengali mercantile caste dealing in gold and silver.
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Tamrakar
Tāmrakār (Devanagari: ताम्रकार) is a caste of coppersmiths and other metal casters found in Nepal and India.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twashta_Kasar
Also known as Kasar community, Twashta Kasar (Tambat).