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 ...

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.

"All states are directed to make changes in accordance with the judgement." India's caste system, which splits up Hindus into different societal groups according to their birth, is thought by ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next population census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country.

The caste system is still critical in Indian life and politics, though some people say it should not have a place in a nation that aspires to be a developed economy. India has limited data on the ...

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.