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.

India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory. So why is it being included in the next census?

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.

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.

Recent events are a reminder that the caste system still determines American life—but we can overcome it, writes Isabel Wilkerson ...

The caste system is a key decider of status in India, and is relevant enough in Indian-American communities for cities like Seattle to try banning caste discrimination.

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