Topic summary
Sub-caste
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Jāti.
Jāti is the term traditionally used to describe a cohesive group of people in the Indian subcontinent, like a caste, sub-caste, clan, tribe, or a religious sect. Each Jāti typically has an association with an occupation, geography or tribe. Different intrareligious beliefs (e.g. Vaishnavism or Smartism or Shaivism) or linguistic groupings may also define some Jātis. The term is often translated approximately in English as caste.