In this episode Govind, Prasad and Sarath talk about 'Gotra' which lists the founding sages of the patrilineal lieange among Hindu brahmins. They bust the pseudoscience frequently claimed about the relation of Gotra system with genetics. They also talk about how this system that used to be confined to brahmin caste became prevalent among other castes as a form of social signaling and how marital exclusions based on the Gotra system is actually a pain for those in brahmin castes today.

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