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 ...

Members of the Gujjar community, a lower caste, perform silent prayers near the dead bodies of community members, unseen, at Bayana town in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state, India, May 29, 2008.

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they can marry based ...

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.

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

Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination on Tuesday, ... The Dalit community is on the lowest rung of the Indian Hindu caste system and have been treated as "untouchables." ...

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.

The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950. India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory.

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they can marry based ...