Brahmin

The portfolio, which was known as Markel Ventures until last year, includes Lansing, a building-products distributor; Brahmin, a maker of high-end handbags; and Eagle, a Virginia home builder.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

A disillusioned, admittedly misanthropic Boston Brahmin, Lowell came to see himself as a scientist with the soul of a poet, or a poet with scientific instincts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

In his 2021 book Woke Inc., he wrote about his family’s position as Brahmin, often considered the highest of Hindu castes.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2023

Born in 1996 in a poor Brahmin family in Chhatarpur district's Gada village, he dropped out after a few years of education to work to supplement the family income.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023

Now he did feel it Previously, when in deepest meditation, he was still his father’s son, he was a Brahmin of high standing, a religious man.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The census showed, for instance, that traditionally privileged groups such as Brahmins were overrepresented in government jobs compared with their population, whereas some historically disadvantaged castes such as the Mushawars were underrepresented.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2024

"We have no intentions as co-producers of the film to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus and Brahmins community," the letter said.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

Primarily, it’s helpful to remember that as Tamil Brahmins, Ramaswamy’s family sits at the very top of India’s caste system.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2023

Siddhartha knew many worthy Brahmins, above all his father—holy, learned, of highest esteem His father was worthy of admiration; his manner was quiet and noble.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse