Kinship and caste bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Sanskrit word for family.

   Item

   Kula

2. Clue

   Group named after a Vedic seer.

   Item

   Gotra

3. Clue

   Marrying outside the kin.

   Item

   Exogamy

4. Clue

   Marrying within the group.

   Item

   Endogamy

5. Clue

   Gift of a daughter in marriage.

   Item

   Kanyadana

6. Clue

   Name from the mother.

   Item

   Metronymic

7. Clue

   Outsider in Brahmanical eyes.

   Item

   Mlechchha

8. Clue

   Birth group with no fixed number.

   Item

   Jati

9. Clue

   Guild of a shared craft.

   Item

   Shreni

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation