Till a woman becomes a mother,she belongs to a caste she is born into without her choice. But she becomes casteless the day she becomes a mother. when a mother cleans the excreta of the child,she is a shoodra. As the child grows,she protects the child from harm and evil influences, she turns into a kshatriya, when she gives good sanskaras viz good vales,good culture and good education,she becomes a brahmin. last but not least when the mother makes him worldly wise, and guides him into financial stability,she becomes a vaisya. A stree has no caste... ( This was conveyed by a Maharashtrian woman labourer) Jayasala 42