First the historical context of women's freedom of choice as prostitutes: The term used for high class prostitutes was “Ganika” (royal courtesan) as he has correctly pointed out. Other term like “Nagar-vadhu” (city bride) was also used to refer for prostitutes in old literature.
In the fourfold division of Indian society, the innumerable Bania subcastes, such as the Agarwala, are classed as members of the Vaishya, or commoner, class.
Answer: The word Vaishya' was first used in the Rigveda. Meaning, the God created a Brahmin from his mouth, a Kshatriya from his arms, a Vaishya from his chest and a Shudra from his legs.
Vaishyas were expected to tend cattle, to farm, or to trade. Like Kshatriyas, they could only learn, but not teach, the Vedas. They were not allowed to learn the Vedas, so they could not participate in the initiation ceremony that boys of the three upper castes were entitled to when they began learning the holy texts.
Vaishya Vani is a sub-caste of Vaishyas, one of the varnas of Hinduism. OBC status was given to Vaishya Vanis in 2008 , which later got removed in 2011.
Vaishyas Food habitsVaishyas generally used to eat sattvik or pure food. They were allowed to eat meat so some Vaishyas also used to eat meat.
Life Diet
- They didn't eat meat because it was to expensive but they ate orangutangs and serpents.
- They ate many wheat and rice.
- Drank a lot of alchohol.
In the Later Vedic period, who was the god of Shudras? Notes: According to the later Vedic traditions, the gods were from different castes. For example, Agni is Brahmin; Indra and Varuna are Kshatriya; Rudra and Maruts are Vaishya while Pushan is a Sudra god.
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.
Shudras: The Sudras' (also spelled Sudra) are the lowest class in the Hindu castle structure. Their jobs consist of Artisans, laborers,landowners, maids, cooks and blacksmiths. They do not have the right to attend or even observe the vedic rituals, only very rarely.
'Property' is the word used for her. Such is the status attributed to an upper caste woman but it's the same with women across all caste groups. Although Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya men have been allowed inter-caste marriages, even in distress they should not marry Shudra women.
The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.
Kshatriyas:Next to Brahmans are the Kshatriyas in varna ranking. They comprise very powerful castes as they are traditionally warriors and play a major role in defence.
The highest of all the castes, and traditionally priests or teachers, Brahmins make up a small part of the Indian population. The British colonial authorities gave Brahmins influential clerical jobs. They now dominate the key positions in science, business and government.
The Powar/Pawar have 12 gotras or main sections, and each gotra is supposed to have 12 muls or subsections.
Baniyas have been known for their extremely prudent skills with money. They are are also known for creating money from opportunities that no one thought possible. Traditionally this community has its roots in Gujrat and Rajasthan, but now it has spread to a community of rich businessmen and investors across the world.
The most common surnames on India's corporate boardsAgarwals and Guptas usually belong to the Hindu Baniya caste—communities traditionally involved in trade and commerce, and known for their business acumen. In fact, the Mint newspaper reported in 2011, that many Indian billionaires were Baniyas.
In North India the general social category to which Jains are assigned by others carries the label Baniya , which is an all-purpose term for traders and moneylenders. It is not a term that applies specifically to Jains, for various Hindu groups belong to this category as well.
The word Marwari being used as a generic name for Baniyas from Rajasthan. The Birlas are, of course, from Shekhawati. There is a biography of patriarch Ghanshyam Das Birla and an autobiography of his son Krishna Kumar (KK) Birla, both in English.
Other than the North, Patels can notably be found in Central, Patel caste is called `` Patidar, '' and Patel is a Kurmi caste in India.
The Sahu people in Maharashtra belong to the Marwari caste, and migrated from Bundelkhand mainly to the Vidarbha region. They trace their origin to Karmabai who lived in the Jagannath Temple in Puri.
