05-30-2007, 08:06 PM
Brahmins In India
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Total Population: 5.6 crore
Poor Brahmins: 13%
Rich: 19%
Literacy levels above the age of 18: 84%
Graduates: 39%
Brahmin chief justices between 1950 to 2000: 47%
Associate justices between 1950-2000: 40%
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Down in the Cow-belt
Falling percentage of Brahmin MPs elected in the Hindi belt
1984: 19.91%
1989: 12.44%
1998: 12.44%
1999: 11.3%
2007: The present Lok Sabha has only 50 Brahmin MPs nationwide. Thatâs 9.17 per cent of the total strength of the House.
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Todayâs Brahmin Politicians
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Total Population: 5.6 crore
Poor Brahmins: 13%
Rich: 19%
Literacy levels above the age of 18: 84%
Graduates: 39%
Brahmin chief justices between 1950 to 2000: 47%
Associate justices between 1950-2000: 40%
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<img src='http://www.outlookindia.com/images/india_brahimns_map_20070604.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Down in the Cow-belt
Falling percentage of Brahmin MPs elected in the Hindi belt
1984: 19.91%
1989: 12.44%
1998: 12.44%
1999: 11.3%
2007: The present Lok Sabha has only 50 Brahmin MPs nationwide. Thatâs 9.17 per cent of the total strength of the House.
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Todayâs Brahmin Politicians
<img src='http://www.outlookindia.com/images/brahmin_poticians_20070604.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />