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 ...

Scholars of caste—India’s longstanding, religiously-based system of social hierarchy—will gather at Brandeis to open the third annual conference on social exclusion in South Asia on Friday, April 28.

Many Americans’ introduction to the caste system, she said ... at the bottom. The chart has become infamous among Indian American students, who are often faced with uncomfortable questions ...