In addition, caste has allowed countless groups that have migrated into India to find a place and to play an important role. The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term ...

The fifth pillar of caste, according to Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” is the division ...

The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. This development ...

The caste system is a ‘unifying factor’ of Indian society, which the Mughals couldn’t understand and the British saw as a roadblock to their invasion of the country, the latest issue of the ...