This would allow her to bypass the dominant rural castes both in and of state and local government; likewise the urban commercial class.

"The Jats are numerous -the dominant caste in many places," he said.

Until 1959, they formed the dominant caste under a feudal system based on cattleholding.

The Brahmins are the village's biggest landowners and dominant caste.

Many of their patrons from the locally dominant castes such as the Jats no longer pay the traditional seypi.

It is considered as the dominant caste in what is now sinhalese society.

At the time of social functions, they are required to perform for their patrons, who tend to belong to the locally dominant castes.

Facing social boycotts by dominant castes for refusing to perform their "duties".

The dominant caste in the village is Jat.

They are a unique Hindu social group who have been a dominant caste through the ages.