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Before the caste system became widespread, it existed as a theological and fictional concept in ancient Brahmin mythologies and Puranic legends.These religious narratives often demeaned the poor ...
Many authorities hold that the caste system arose from racial differences, long since obliterated by the gradual downward mixture of blood, — and, no doubt, by some upward mixture too, — and ...
The caste system that currently exists in India, is not the one that’s mentioned in the scriptures like the Vedas or Upanishads, says Dr Fukahori Yasukata.
Malayalam rapper Vedan refutes caste allegations, clarifies DNA controversy, and reaffirms commitment to social justice ...
Trump’s American Caste System If the administration’s birthright citizenship executive order is implemented, “there will be a new kind of stratification” in the United States.
The caste system and the inequalities and injustice created by the caste system are certainly not exclusive to a single community. Hence, there is no alternative for meaningful participation.
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 ...
Paik’s second book The Vulgarity of Caste : Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India, published by Stanford University Press in 2022, looked at the social and intellectual history of ...