Is Padmashali high caste?
Is Padmashali high caste? The Padmasalis are of Shudra origin, but through the process of Sanskritisation they claim to be of Brahmin status. They created various myths in order to reconcile their low-status in the Hindu caste-system with their claims to high-caste Sanskritic Brahmin status. Only a few Padmasalis have the Brahmin gotras. Which caste […]