The devotees rushed to collect soil from the ground the man had just walked on, thousands thronging to the front of a venue ...

The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It reflects the dark power of system justification.

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.

There are about 2.5 million people of Indian descent living in the United States today. While India’s rich food and dance are celebrated in America, the caste system which Indian emigrants came from ...

Modern Caste System Discrimination. Caste encourages exclusion, which creates or worsens inequality for those who find themselves at the bottom of its hierarchy. Within the Indian caste system ...

The word “caste” has its origins in Latin (castus), which means chaste or pure. Caste made its way into the Indian lexicon with the arrival of the Portuguese in the 1700s who first used the ...

There are about 2.5 million people of Indian descent living in the United States today. While India’s rich food and dance are celebrated in America, the caste system which Indian emigrants came from ...

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. A move to ...

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