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	Hindu Religion and the Shudras
		Punishment for seeking equality: Again according to Gautam Dharm Sutra, “If a Shudra ventures to sit on the same level or to sleep in the same bed or to walk on the seem road or to talk as the twice born (Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya), he must be subjected to various punishments.
		For such a crime a Shudra should be banished from the country after being branded with a red-hot iron or else his buttocks must be sliced away.
		According to 'Natya Shastra,' Shudras are to be seated near the blue pillar on the north-eastern side of the stage.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Pantheon/4789/Articles/Shudra/Hindu_Religion_and_the_Shudras.html (2699 words)

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		Accordingly, they were co-opted as the lowest caste, the Shudras, and the caste system was made even more rigid, to prevent inter-caste mobility and to keep the Shudras at the bottom of the social structure.
		According to the Manusmriti, these Dasas or Shudras did not have any special ability and were only capable of serving as slaves to the upper three classes.
		This process of upliftment was begun in Shudra modern India by Mahatma Gandhi, who drew upon the humanitarian traditions of ancient and medieval sages, and the human rights activism of 19th century reformers, educationalists and liberal Indian rulers.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/shudra.htm (416 words)

	Amazon.com: shudra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shudra, A Philosophical Narrative of Indian Superhumanism by Jalalul Haq (Hardcover - May 1, 1997)
		from his two feet the shudra was produced.
		the highest class, and the Shudras were the laborers.
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=shudra&index=blended&page=1 (742 words)

	Shudra at AllExperts
		Shudra or Sudra is the fourth Varna in the traditional four-section division in historic Indian society.
		It has been proposed that the Shudras were same as Dasas and Dahyus, who are portrayed as enemies of the Aryans in the Vedas, and who it is said were enslaved by the Aryans.
		Shudra as a Varna is seen amongst the Hindus of Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bali in Indonesia.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sh/shudra.htm (985 words)

	Shudra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shudra, or Sudra, is the fourth caste, or varna, in the traditional four-caste division among Indian castes.
		Shudra caste often had traditional roles providing menial labor, which was not necessarily unclean.
		Some proponents of Aryan Invasion Theory attribute this to the relatively lighter complexion of the Aryans in comparison to the Dravidians that had originally inhabited the Indus River Valley civilisation, and are traditionally the descendents of the lower castes of Hindu society.
	encyclopedie-en.snyke.com /articles/shudra.html (223 words)

	Manu Smriti
		Shudra who is pure, the servant of his betters, gentle in speech and free from pride and always seeks refuge with Brahmins, attains his next life a higher caste.
		Let a [Shudra serve Brahmins, either for the sake of heaven or with a view to both life and the next, for he who is called the servant of a Brahmin thereby gains all his ends.
		It is declared that a Shudra woman alone can be the wife of a Shudra, she and one of his own caste wives of a Vaishya, those two and one of his own caste the wives of a Kshatriya, those three and one of his own caste wives of a Brahmin.
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		Kosha, lingering at Faanshi's feet, lets out a small uncertain whurf; equally uncertain by this, the shudra halfbreed peers with unaccustomed bravery at the ailing woman, at least as long as she is obviously distracted with the sneezing fit.
		The shudra, however, is not quite so sure about this as her magic, and she clamps down hard upon the power threatening to overwhelm her senses if she doesn't allow it to do what it is sensing needs to be done.
		And the young shudra, certain she'll be feeling the aftereffects of her unsatisfied power soon enough, steels herself to simply get through it, breathing in, breathing out, deep soft breaths.
	www.murkworks.net /~piper/mush/logs/faanshi/1999/hair-dog.txt (3435 words)

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		Shudras of today, after fifty years of blanket protection, encouragement and general improvement in their lifestyles are not biting the bullet.
		Shudra problems are theirs alone and the solutions must come from them and not from bleeding heart Brahmins of Jawaharlal Nehru variety or his shameless admirer, Atal Behari Vajpayee kind.
		Shudras had fifty years, little short time in comparison but the awesome powers that RSS Brahmins wield is a tribute to their selfless, nose to the grinding wheel, frugal fascists methods.
	members.tripod.com /sid_e_slicker/rsscon.html (4947 words)

	Shudra - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Shudra (IAST:) is the fourth Varna in the traditional four-section division in historic Indian society.
		On occupation; Only the lord prescribed to the shudra to serve meekly even these other three castes...
		It will be a chaos if every day a Brahmin is to be changed into a Shudra and a Shudra is to be changed into a Brahmin.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Shudra.html (189 words)

	Shudra
		'''Shudra''' or '''Sudra''' is the fourth caste or varna (caste)varna in the traditional four-caste division in IndiaIndian society.
		A sub-caste is a local endogamous group practicing a particular occupation, which may vary from place to place due to variations in language and occupations in various parts of India.
		Manu Smriti declares that all DravidianDravidas are Shudras, degraded from their Kshatriya position.
	www.territoriopc.com /eng/shudra.php (571 words)

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		A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Shudra was drafted by Edmonton in 1986 and appeared 10 times for the Oilers in the NHL alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky.
		Shudra has also been head coach of Hull Thunder and is renowned for his work with youngsters and sponsors off the ice (having been involved with the Steelers off-ice success story).
		Shudra is also happy to be coming to Coventry, "The opportunity to play on a great team, play for a great organisation, and a great coach, and have the chance to maybe win some silverware, was something I would have been mad to turn down.
	www.btinternet.com /~v.charman/2002-2003/news/200207/31.html (373 words)

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