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Shudra

/ˈʃuːdrə/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a member of the fourth of the four varnas (social classes) in traditional Hindu society, traditionally associated with labour and service to the other three varnas

    शूद्र

    • Social reformers such as Jyotirao Phule fought against the unjust treatment of Shudras and Dalits.
    • The Constitution of India gives every citizen equal rights, whatever varna or caste they were born into.
adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    connected with the Shudra varna

    शूद्र (वर्ण) से संबंधित

    • Shudra communities in the colonial period