He married a woman of middle caste and commenced calling himself "Baba Ram Chandra."

Some Bengali middle castes like Teli and Kumbhakar (potter) also use the surname, but mostly spell it as 'Paul'.

Bihar is now in the midst of an upheaval that has seen the middle castes depose the upper castes from the seats of political power.

But this time, the massacres got caught up in a power struggle between the upper and middle castes.

After the reforms, land was distributed to people from upper and middle castes who had been tenants.

Chijarasi is divided into thirds: upper castes, middle castes and lower castes.

The reports indicated that Mr. Singh won wide support from all groups of voters, including the lower and middle castes, Moslems and women.

His family were small farmers of middle caste.

The 10th-century Dampiyaatuvagetapadaya and the 12th-century Darmapradeepikava already state that the Govi caste is a middle caste compared to the kings.

A middle caste was formed by the Zawāyā, or scholarly tribes, who provided religious teaching and services.