is anyone brahmin or kayastha over here? - Page 3

Hey Everyone,
I am a Kshatriya, and orginally from MP but currently in the USA.
I wanted to say that as far as i know that these things do exist however it is not the forefront in things. Mainly now days it is used for marriage. Brahmans can marry any brahmin... kshatriya can marry any kshatriya.. ans so on. However in each group there are sects. Such as i am a Kshatriya Pawar which is technically a Rajput. Older people most of the time want to see their child not face hardship hence they want us to marry in those sects.
Rashmi and Madhav may be both brahmins but she is bengali and he is uttar pradeshi. changes customs and traditions. It makes it difficult for one to adapt.
and someone posted a question on kayastha and brahmin difference. kayastha people are not low class and neither are brahmins. they say that anyone that are not sudras are upper cast.
kayastha people are dual-cast people they hail from Brahmin and kshatriya class. they have studied the vedas. and eveyone knows the brahmins are the educators, priest, law makers and so on.
thanks for reading this just a way to put in my two cents :D

I'm kayastha and from  up.

I've been meaning to comment on this topic for a very long time .. but somehow didn't. Edited by Ektaj - 14 years ago

I am born Gujju Brahmin married into Baniya...I have very diverse family...Domestically & Internationally... We have Maharashtrian, Telugu, So american, American, Thai, Japanese, Diff baniyas and  Brahmins in the family...Love them all....

Am Brahman from south India. Such marriages between Brahmans and non-Brahmans are quite rare, though compared to before, they happen a bit more now. It would be very hard for such marriages to happen peacefully I assume... bcos where I come from, the difference between Brahmans and non-Brahmans is much more than in north (I think)-language, food, dress, rituals, festivals, temples, everything....

But it also matters whether the guy is Brahman or not. If he is, then any incoming bride is assumed to be brahman after marriage, well, sort of... for a Brahman girl to marry out of caste would be more trouble, I think.

Also, like some people here said, even among castes that are not Brahman, there are differences as to which one is high, which one is low. There is always someone higher and lower, LOL....

Then, there is the question of whether the castes take meat or not... it's a big deal, this veg-non veg matter.

So, basically, the issue is not as simple as 'Brahman vs Kayasth'. It is much more and there are lots of variations. It depends on whether the families live in urban or rural areas, the class differences, etc also.

My two cents... thanks for this thread.

Well...I am a brahmin from south India, and my parents too made sure I got married to a Brahmin 😛....I can relate to some extent on wats being shown in the show, but I don think my parents or my grand-parents wld go out of their way to insult others! boodha and shuklain: HORRIFYING!

I am Maharashtrian Brahmin.
Edited by abhaypanchi - 13 years ago

Am a south Indian brahmin, married to one too.

I know for sure that these caste issues exist in our society. But, I somehow never understood that why they do and why they are taken so seriously. I personally feel that there are bigger and more serious issues/problems in the world that have to be dealt with and these just create more divisions in people. I've always wished that people understand each other and help each other and create fewer barriers among themselves which in turn would build better nations and a better and peaceful world.

And this issue is what attracted me to 'YPNHK'. I want to see Abeer and Leher who represent today's youth, break all these moulds made by the society and create new frontiers for everyone to follow. I feel that , generally serials are seen by a lot of families and by this way, some awareness can be created.

I am a Maharashtrian Brahmin and I know that caste discriminations exist even now. It is very sad to see such things happening even today. I wish this would end soon...
That is why I love the concept of YPNHK because the show is tackling one of the most important cultural issues we are facing today.

I am a Kayastha girl

here's all the info I know about it: