The hierarchical identity system continues to divide the nation of 1.4 billion people almost 100 years after calls for its ...

Investigating caste issues is crucial for understanding India's socioeconomic dynamics and addressing systemic inequalities.

393. Encyclopœdia Britannica. “Caste.” World History Encyclopedia. “Caste System in Ancient India.” Encyclopœdia Britannica. “Manu-Smriti.” Mosse, David. “The Origins of Caste and ...

Despite being inextricably linked to Indian tradition, the modern understanding and usage of the word “caste” came through ...

Why did Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee of India ... anti-caste movements attribute the deeply entrenched and codified chaturvarna (four divisions) system that ...

India's current policy caps quotas at 50%, with 27% reserved for OBCs. Sponsor Message Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics.

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India’s current policy caps quotas at 50 percent, with 27 percent reserved for OBCs. Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics.