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Word: sudra (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Menon belongs to the Nair subcaste of the Sudra caste, lowest of the four main Hindu castes (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra). According to Hindu tradition, the Brahmans sprang from the head of the deity, the Sudras from the feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: The Tea-Fed Tiger | 2/2/1962 | See Source »

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