Can you switch your caste?

The only way a person became a member of a particular caste was by birth. One could not marry someone from another caste and one could not get a job outside of his or her caste. The only way to move to a higher caste in the next life is to strictly obey the rules of one’s current caste.

Can Kshatriyas be OBC?

Basically the Brahmins and Kshatriyas of ancient India are familiar with this caste today. Second Superior class of the Hindu societies is OBC. Basically the Vaishyas and Sudras of ancient India are familiar with this caste today.

Which caste comes in Kshatriya?

The earliest Vedic texts listed the Kshatriya (holders of kshatra, or authority) as first in rank, then the Brahmans (priests and teachers of law), next the Vaishya (merchant-traders), and finally the Shudra (artisans and labourers).

Is Kshatriya a Rajput?

Subdivisions. The term “Rajput” denotes a cluster of castes, clans, and lineages. The Rajputs claim to be Kshatriyas or descendants of Kshatriyas, but their actual status varies greatly, ranging from princely lineages to common cultivators.

Are Kshatriya scheduled caste?

Scheduled caste communities were considered avarna, or outside the existing varna system. They were considered to be a section of people in Hindu society who are not from the four major varnas, i.e., Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. Those who belonged to one of the four major varnas are called Savarna.

Is Rajput and Thakur same?

In the caste-based structure of Indian society, Thakurs stand right below the Brahmins and belong to what is known as the warrior caste. Anthropologists say Thakurs and Rajputs are almost synonymous with each other. The community is also the predominant landowners in large parts of north India.

Is Chamar a Kshatriya?

Jatav – History and Cultural Relations Origins of the Jatavs, as well as most other Chamar and Untouchable castes, are mythical. In preindependent India they claimed upper-caste Kshatriya or warrior origin. In post-independent India many have claimed to be descendants of India’s ancient Buddhists.