Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one ... the suffering of those at the bottom of the caste pyramid – known as Dalits, which in Sanskrit means broken — has continued.

Trump was only right in that a caste system is usually depicted as a pyramid, indicating levels of people. Each level has certain rights, but those rights decrease as you go down the hierarchy ...

The lingering, millennia-long caste system of India. And the shape-shifting, unspoken, race-based caste pyramid in the United ...

Many Americans’ introduction to the caste system, she said, begins as early as middle school, when they find plastered in their social studies textbook a four-section pyramid, with Brahmins at ...

Caste is a system of power and privilege based on hierarchy ... are born on top of a pyramid of privilege. At the bottom are people who used to be called Untouchables. They've now renamed ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

It is a system that has evolved over the centuries under Muslim and British rule. The suffering of those who are at the bottom of the caste pyramid — Dalits — has continued. Caste ...

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. The Indian ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

It is a system that has evolved over the centuries under Muslim and British rule. The suffering of those who are at the bottom of the caste pyramid — known as Dalits — has continued.