Brahmins
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The name is often given to socially or culturally privileged class es, such as “Boston Brahmins.”
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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
Primarily, it’s helpful to remember that as Tamil Brahmins, Ramaswamy’s family sits at the very top of India’s caste system.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2023
The Brahmins and their holy books knew everything, everything; they had gone into everything—the creation of the world, the origin of speech, food, inhalation, exhalation, the arrangement of the senses, the acts of the gods.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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