Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by Andy Smith The Caste System: An Overview Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where ...

A caste system often uses discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. It continues to have an impact on contemporary society in many areas of the world.

The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950.

India's ancient discriminatory caste system could be making an impact in the U.S., and now some areas are banning the practice.

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling.

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.

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature.

Seattle became the first American city to explicitly ban discrimination on the basis of caste, a system of social hierarchy in India.

How India’s caste system limits diversity in science — in six charts Data show how privileged groups still dominate many of the country’s elite research institutes.

California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practise passed the California Assembly late on Monday.