Historians trace the term "caste" to the Portuguese word casta, meaning class based on occupation ... Father Anthony Sebastian, who teaches social anthropology at government-run University of Madras, ...

Food, a universal language, can also divide. More Than Just Food Indian cuisine intertwines with caste and class. Some dishes are deemed “pure,” others “impure,” dictating who cooks and ...

This census will record caste for the first time since 1931 and will be conducted digitally. The data is crucial for delimitation and implementing women's quota in legislatures, with results ...

Some believe that instead of focusing on caste, government policies like affirmative action should be based on other criteria like socioeconomic class, said Desai, also a professor of applied economic ...

(HT file) “In some states of North India, particularly Uttar Pradesh, false cases are being filed against people on the basis of religion, caste and class. Encounters are being carried out on ...

Atrocities are being committed against women based on caste, religion, and class. Employees and officers are being posted based on caste, religion, and class.” He further posted: “About people ...

Independent schools saw good results, especially in Class 10, while government-aided schools lagged, especially in Class 10 with only 83.94% passing.Supplementary exams offer students a chance to ...

Some believe that instead of focusing on caste, government policies like affirmative action should be based on other criteria like socioeconomic class, said Desai, also a professor of applied ...

In India, there is CCT, Critical Caste Theory in India. It was abolished in 1950 but it still exists. In 1990 there were Reservations for lower caste applicants for college admissions and jobs ...

“America is the ‘land of opportunity’ precisely because we DON’T have a caste system. We cannot sustain America’s prosperity and liberty by importing foreign class allegiances ...