Aravindan Neelakandan in his 'A Dharmic Social History of India' has sought to deconstruct the widely held views on the ...

The modern caste system developed in India. The fragmentation of the Mughal Empire led, in the centuries before the British Raj, to the spread of caste archetypes as a way to cement political ...

They represent “not an archaic ritual system but a dynamic aspect of modern economies.” Some believe that the market economy within India will ultimately erode caste. Dalit businessperson ...

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

Now, the government wants to know more about how the caste system is playing out in modern-day India. The government is set to ask people questions about their caste in the next census — the ...

And even though modern India is changing ... She has documented the deep social inequity rising from India’s repressive caste system that she is a part of. Her focus is the plight of Dalit ...

Since the emergence of the modern state in India ... influence on the rise of caste organisations and the exploding production of literature about the caste system from all over the subcontinent.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav wrote on social media that the BJP wanted to end the quota system ... castes in modern India. In power, Modi successively backed a man from a lower caste and a woman ...

Historical Context of Caste System The modern caste system developed in India. The fragmentation of the Mughal Empire led, in the centuries before the British Raj, to the spread of caste ...