Brahmin
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The portfolio, which was known as Markel Ventures until last year, includes Lansing, a building-products distributor; Brahmin, a maker of high-end handbags; and Eagle, a Virginia home builder.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Richard Henry Dana was a Boston Brahmin and a Harvard man who took to sea on an ordinary merchant ship.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
The movie stars actor Nayanthara as a Hindu Brahmin woman who aspires to become a chef.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
In his 2021 book Woke Inc., he wrote about his family’s position as Brahmin, often considered the highest of Hindu castes.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2023
Now he did feel it Previously, when in deepest meditation, he was still his father’s son, he was a Brahmin of high standing, a religious man.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The census showed, for instance, that traditionally privileged groups such as Brahmins were overrepresented in government jobs compared with their population, whereas some historically disadvantaged castes such as the Mushawars were underrepresented.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2024
Many Brahmins do not eat meat in accordance with rigid caste rules.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
And then in the British Raj, Brahmins were at the top, Dalits at the bottom.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2022
Siddhartha knew many worthy Brahmins, above all his father—holy, learned, of highest esteem His father was worthy of admiration; his manner was quiet and noble.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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Siddhartha
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Chapters 3–4
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History of India - Middle School and High School
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