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4 unusual facts about Vaishya


2006 Indian anti-reservation protests

In olden times, the castes which were considered high in the Hindu caste hierarchy i.e. Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas, were well-educated and financially sound, while the lower castes i.e. Shudras, Dalits and Adivasis, were discriminated by the upper castes and denied education due to their low birth.

Bhagat Trilochan

Trilochan, a name which literally means three-eyed, that is, seer of the present, past and future, was a celebrated saint of the Vaishya caste.

Bhaiband

Although considered to be Vaishya in the Hindu ritual ranking system known as varna, the Lohanas favour a mythical origin as members of the Kshatriya varna.

Radhe Shyam Gupta

Radhe Shyam born to father Late Shitla Prasad Gupta, in a Agrahari Vaishya famiy of Fatehpur, India.


Kannada Vaishya

The Kannada Vaishya in Uttara Kannada (India) are a small sect of people.

Khandelwal Vaishya

Khandelwal Vaishya is a Vaishnava community originally from Khandela, a historical town in northern Rajasthan, India.


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