The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group. There are perhaps more than ...

The debate over caste-based reservations in India is both complex and deeply rooted in the nation's socio-cultural fabric.

What matters in America is caste domination of power that has existed since 1619. 2042 is looming in the not-too-distant ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

A Google search for basic information on India's caste system lists many sites that, with varying degrees of emphasis, outline three popular tropes on the phenomenon. First, the caste system is a ...

The caste system in India, which dates back more than 3,000 years, divides Hindu society into rigid hierarchical groups. India banned caste discrimination more than 70 years ago, although biases ...

Kummara or Kulala, Salivahana which is categorized in Group D of BC list sought addition of synonym “Prajapati”, Rajaka ...