Guest guest Posted January 19, 2003 Report Share Posted January 19, 2003 <In south Indian terms, they will be shudras (ie., excepting rajput brahmins *if any*)> Thank you, but I wasn't asking from the South Indian perspective. I wanted to know how they considered themselves. Answer from a Rajput or an pan-Indian scholar might be helpful. V. V. Raman - naga_ganesan <naga_ganesan INDOLOGY Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:45 AM [Y-Indology] Re: Interesting! INDOLOGY, "V.V. Raman" <vvrsps@r...> wrote: >Were all the Rajputs either Brahmins or shudras? Are there any Rajput brahmins? Since Rajputs are supposed to have entered India later, there are no brahmins. In south Indian terms, they will be shudras (ie., excepting rajput brahmins *if any*) Regards, N. Ganesan Sponsor indology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2003 Report Share Posted January 19, 2003 <Since Rajputs are supposed to have entered India later, there are no brahmins.> I did not know that <those who entered India later> were regarded as shudras. V. V. Raman - naga_ganesan <naga_ganesan INDOLOGY Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:45 AM [Y-Indology] Re: Interesting! INDOLOGY, "V.V. Raman" <vvrsps@r...> wrote: >Were all the Rajputs either Brahmins or shudras? Are there any Rajput brahmins? Since Rajputs are supposed to have entered India later, there are no brahmins. In south Indian terms, they will be shudras (ie., excepting rajput brahmins *if any*) Regards, N. Ganesan Sponsor indology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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