Contribution of the concept of 'dominant caste' by M.N. Srinivas. The term 'dominant caste' refers to those castes which had a large population and were given land rights after independence. Their large numbers gave them political power in an era of electoral democracy based on universal adult suffrage, while land reforms emerged in Indian society.

Lack of resources and dependence on the landlord class for economic, social and political support meant that many of the working poor were tied to the landlords in 'hereditary' labor relations (bonded labour), as in the Halpati system in Gujarat and the Karnataka system zeta.

Sanskritization can be defined as the process by which, a lower caste or tribe transfers the customs, rituals, beliefs, ideology and lifestyle of a higher and especially a Dwij (Dwij) caste.

In common parlance, kinship is understood to be that part of culture that deals with thoughts or ideas about a relationship or relationship through birth and marriage.

Secularization means the process of decline in the influence of religion. Modernization theorists believe that modern societies have become increasingly secular. Indicators of secularism are the decline in the influence of religious organizations on the people, the decline in the level of participation with religious organizations, etc.

In India, there was a large group of castes who were of low status and subjected to different levels of discrimination. The Constitution of India also recognizes the possibility that there may be groups other than Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes who suffer from social disadvantage. These groups were described as 'socially' and educationally backward classes. This is the constitutional basis of the popular term 'Other Backward Classes' (OBC).

A political party is an organization established for the purpose of obtaining government powers through the electoral process.