a person patronising, showing undue favouritism on the basis of caste esp. to the persons of one's own caste, as in business, politics, appointment to desirable positions, etc.

the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and usu. give out bright light and heat; fire.

(pros.) a meter having one short syllable coming in between two long ones (-u-).

a believing that a particular caste is superior or people belonging to a particular caste are superior to others, and showing of undue preferences, favouritism, etc. to people belonging to one's caste, and disliking deeply other castes.