In Nepal political and economic power was consolidated by interlinking it with the Hindu caste system. The priestly Brahmans were at the top of the ritual order, with the Kshatriya (kings and warriors) just beneath them and in command of the political order; next came the Vaishya (merchants) and the Sudra (peasants and labourers). Beneath everyone were occupational groups, considered impure, and untouchable or acchut. In the Hills, in-migrating Hindus...
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2006/04/01
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Working Paper
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2006/12/05
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Disclosed
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form of discrimination against woman
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Unequal citizens : gender, caste and ethnic exclusion in Nepal (Vol. 1 of 2) : Summary (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201971468061735968