Across
- 5. The group of people who traditionally held jobs like farmers and traders.
- 6. The group of people who traditionally held jobs like priests and teachers.
- 11. The job that Sushmita dreams of having.
- 13. India's traditional class structure: the ____ system.
- 14. The type of government that controlled India for decades after gaining independence.
- 17. the colonial ruler that India gained independence from.
- 19. Country with the world's largest population.
- 20. Another name for "untouchables".
- 21. Anirudh's favorite subject.
Down
- 1. The government set up ______, or a set number that must be included, for members of lower castes in schools and government-owned businesses/jobs.
- 2. Anirudh watches ______ tutorials on his smartphone
- 3. The group of people who traditionally held jobs like soldiers and administrators.
- 4. Major Indian city on the Arabian Sea (formally Bombay).
- 7. The group of people who traditionally did manual labor jobs.
- 8. India is considered the world's largest _____. (hint: a type of government)
- 9. India's capital: New ________.
- 10. In 1950, India's government ______ caste discrimination.
- 12. India's majority religion.
- 15. Around half of Indians in rural villages lack _______ in their homes.
- 16. A Dalit politician was recently elected India’s ______.
- 18. The British divided the country into Hindu-majority India and the Muslim country of _____.