Upper Caste
Appearance
Upper caste may be a relative or an absolute term. It may refer to:
- A caste perceived to be higher than another caste. In any given region there may be dozens of castes.
- A caste considered "higher" than a scheduled caste. For example a newspaper report may term a Gujar as "higher caste than a Jatav. However in some regions Gujars may themselves be considered "Lower case" relative to others.[1]
- Forward Castes in the context of politics and reservation
- Ritual status in the Varna system, generally referring to the twice-born (dvija) varnas, viz., Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya.