[INDOLOGY] dna and castes

[rajam]

My naive, honest, and sincere question: Who decided/declared that the brahmins are the “upper caste?” and what was/is the criterion for such designation?

As a brahmin myself, why am I not able to understand/accept such epithet?

Thanks and regards,
rajam




> On Jan 27, 2016, at 6:04 PM, rajam <rajam at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Yet another cookie-cutter study resulting in a cotton-candy result! sigh.
> 
> Regards,
> rajam
> 
>> On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:55 PM, Tieken, H.J.H. <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl <mailto:H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>> wrote:
>> 
>> Here is the link, for those who cannot open the attachment:
>> 
>> http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/20/1513197113.abstract?sid=304804fd-0979-4e2a-87a7-a73108f3ed23 <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/20/1513197113.abstract?sid=304804fd-0979-4e2a-87a7-a73108f3ed23>
>> 
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