who are the dominant castes?
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- Normally, the caste which is traditionally higher in the caste hierarchy enjoys the status of dominance. The Brahmins and the Rajputs have traditionally been dominant in the villages. The Brahmins have at the top of the caste hierarchy and they officiate at the religious festivals and rituals of the village.
- Anthropologists and sociologists have long emphasised the notion of a 'dominant' caste to understand village life in India. M N Srinivas first defined the term 'dominant caste' to refer to the caste in the village which is numerically strong and also wields the greatest economic and political power (Srinivas 1987).
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Normally, the caste which is traditionally higher in the caste hierarchy enjoys the status of dominance. The Brahmins and the Rajputs have traditionally been dominant in the villages. The Brahmins have at the top of the caste hierarchy and they officiate at the religious festivals and rituals of the village.
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