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Look up: VARNA

  1. varna
    Term meaning social category or class when referring to the caste system of India. The hierarchy of the caste system is entered by birth and permeates all of Indian life, religious and social,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. varna
    noun (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)
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  3. Varna
    noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
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  4. varna
    any one of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. Although the literal meaning of the word varna (Sanskrit: `colour`) has invited ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/8

  5. Varna
    seaport and third largest city in Bulgaria. Lying on the north shore of Varna Bay on the Black Sea coast, the city is sheltered by the Dobrudzhansko ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/8

  6. Varna
    Varna (vär'nä) , city (1993 pop. 307,200), E Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. It is a major port and an industrial center. Manufactures include ships and boats, chemicals, electrical equipment, and textiles. Varna is also an international summer resort. Significant artifacts discovered near...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A085

  7. varna
    Term meaning social category or class when referring to the caste system of India. The hierarchy of the caste system is entered by birth and permeates all of Indian life, religious and social, determining marriage, customs, and occupation. Discrimination against the untouchables, the fifth caste, or...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  8. Varna
    `Varna` (, pronounced ) is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870<ref name="cities census 2011">http://www.nsi.bg/census2011/pagebg2.php?p2=36&sp2=37&SSPP2=45 Nation...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varna

  9. Varna
    (Hinduism) `Varna` refers to the categorization of the Hindu society by four castes, hypothesized by the Brahmins and their sacred texts. This quadruple division is not to be confused with Jāti or even the much finer division of the contemporary caste system in India. The four varnas, or c...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varna



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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