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'''Kulinism''' (]: কৌলিন্য) are Hindu caste and marriage rules reputedly introduced by Raja ] of Bengal.<ref>Kulinism Hindu Caste Rules https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kulinism</ref> The name derives from the Sanskrit word कुलीन (kulina). Kulinism (higher social status) refers to marriage of a ''kulina'' girl to a man in the same class as well as marriage to one in a higher class.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bhaumik |first1=Manotosh Chandra |title=Kulinism in Bengal |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/159071 |journal=University |year=1986 |publisher=University of Calcutta |accessdate=11 May 2020}}</ref> It essentially asserts that a ''kulina'' woman must not have her status lowered by marrying into a group of lower rank. One's ''Kulin'' status remains valid for 36-years according to the rules stated by Ballala Sena.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book|last=Misra|first=Chitta Ranjan|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=]|year=2012|editor1-last=Islam|editor1-first=Sirajul|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam|edition=Second|chapter=Vallalasena|editor2-last=Jamal|editor2-first=Ahmed A.|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vallalasena}}</ref> there
'''Kulinism''' (]: কৌলিন্য) are Hindu caste and marriage rules reputedly introduced by Raja ] of Bengal.<ref>Kulinism Hindu Caste Rules https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kulinism</ref> The name derives from the Sanskrit word कुलीन (kulina). Kulinism (higher social status) refers to marriage of a ''kulina'' girl to a man in the same class as well as marriage to one in a higher class.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bhaumik |first1=Manotosh Chandra |title=Kulinism in Bengal |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/159071 |journal=University |year=1986 |publisher=University of Calcutta |accessdate=11 May 2020}}</ref> It essentially asserts that a ''kulina'' woman must not have her status lowered by marrying into a group of lower rank. One's ''Kulin'' status remains valid for 36-years according to the rules stated by Ballala Sena.<ref name="bpedia">{{cite book|last=Misra|first=Chitta Ranjan|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=]|year=2012|editor1-last=Islam|editor1-first=Sirajul|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam|edition=Second|chapter=Vallalasena|editor2-last=Jamal|editor2-first=Ahmed A.|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vallalasena}}</ref>
Kulinism (Bengali: কৌলিন্য) are Hindu caste and marriage rules reputedly introduced by Raja Ballala Sena of Bengal. The name derives from the Sanskrit word कुलीन (kulina). Kulinism (higher social status) refers to marriage of a kulina girl to a man in the same class as well as marriage to one in a higher class. It essentially asserts that a kulina woman must not have her status lowered by marrying into a group of lower rank. One's Kulin status remains valid for 36-years according to the rules stated by Ballala Sena.
