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Sanskritisation

Sanskritisation (or Sanskritization) is a process through which individuals or communities belonging to certain castes and tribal groups adopt the culture, values, lifestyles, and ritual practices of the dominantupper castes, with the aim of attaining upward social mobility and an elevated social status within the hierarchical structure of caste system of India.

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