Sasha Sabherwal, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts, delivered a talk entitled “Collective Fictions of Caste: Unsettling Caste, Gender, and Religion in the Sikh Diaspora ...

They explained that while the caste system originated in India, it spread to other societies in South Asia. Caste practices today can be found in Pakistan , Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka , Maldives ...

Yuba City, Sikh Community Raise Concerns Over Caste Bill. ... Sardar Satnam Singh, a long-time resident said that SB 403 will bring a system that does not exist in the U.S.

“Caste organizes social life not only among Hindus but also in Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Buddhist communities in the region. It is an intergenerational system based on birth into a caste group.

From left to right, Baljinder Kaur, Renu Bhatti, Malkit Kaur and Amarjit Kaur listens to the priest during the Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha ceremony at a temple in Fresno, Calif. Sunday, May 7, 2023.

A bill to ban caste discrimination in California brings a global conflict to the Legislature. While many South Asian groups support the measure, some say it could backfire.

SEATTLE — One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste ...

“Caste organizes social life not only among Hindus but also in Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Buddhist communities in the region. It is an intergenerational system based on birth into a caste group.

In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias.

In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias. They are ...