Does caste of child depend on Father or mother ?

 Does caste  of child depend  on Father or mother 

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Ravana was born to a maharshi(Brahmin) and a rakshasi- he was considered as a Rakshasa mostly and as a Brahmin some times

 

Parasara  was a Brahmin-  His son born out of a fisher women ,Veda Vyasa   was a Brahmin

SAnthanu  was a kshatriya-All his three sons(one by a river)  and another2  by fisher women  were kshatriyas

Does it mean  the caste  of son depends on father?

 

But

Veda Vyasa  was a Brahmin- His son by a  non Brahmin girl Vidhura was not Brahmin

                                                  -His sons by Kshatriya  girls were Kshatriya

Does  it mean  that caste  of son depends on mother?