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28 June 2025

  • curprev 09:0609:06, 28 June 2025Admin talk contribs 6,084 bytes +6,084 Created page with "The process of '''Sanskritization''', coined by sociologist '''M.N. Srinivas''', refers to the phenomenon where lower or intermediate castes attempt to '''raise their social status''' by adopting the customs, practices, and surnames of higher castes, particularly '''Brahmins and Kshatriyas'''. One of the most visible outcomes of this process in India was the '''mass-scale adoption of Rajput or Kshatriya surnames''' and heritage claims by various non-Kshatriya groups duri..." Tag: Visual edit