Practicing Success
Caste refers to which of the following? |
Varna Jati Both Varna and Jati Neither Varna nor Jati |
Both Varna and Jati |
The English word ‘caste’ is actually a borrowing from the Portuguese casta, meaning pure breed. The word refers to a broad institutional arrangement that in Indian languages (beginning with the ancient Sanskrit) is referred to by two distinct terms, varna and jati. |