Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to ...

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New Delhi: Essaying an all-out defence of the caste system, Panchjanya — the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)’s Hindi mouthpiece — has said that caste is and has been the “unifying link ...

A caste census will reveal India’s worst-kept secret The hierarchical identity system continues to divide the nation of 1.4 billion people almost 100 years after calls for its abolition.

The national picture is less bleak for the BJP, according to a post-election survey by Lokniti-CSDS, a pollster.The party won 53% of upper-caste votes, the same as in 2019. Among middle-to-lower ...

The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It reflects the dark power of system justification.

India never had the caste system in the original meaning of the term which is race or lineage, tribe or breed. Thus ‘caste census’ is by itself non-existent in India.

India's caste system is 3,000 years old and continues to determine the opportunities that most of the country's 1.4 billion people have, from work to marriage.

Young women in small towns and villages across India are proudly trumpeting their caste identities on Instagram, making it the latest battleground for caste politics. The BBC tracked 100 accounts ...