THE purpose of this article is to demonstrate that a caste system already exists in North America, and to consider the possibility that the system may, in the future, be extended and organized. Caste ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

What is "caste privilege," and what does it mean for South Asians in the United States? The state of California filed a lawsuit, this summer, alleging caste discrimination in an all-Indian team of ...

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 ...

The organic linkages between caste and gender are a sociological fact. Despite this, there have not been many sustained attempts — either from professional sociologists or well-meaning feminists — to ...

I could still be that 5-year-old boy looking out the window that was made up of bamboo sticks. As I would stare out at the dark sky, I had dreams in my eyes, wanting to fly high. But as soon as I ...

March 30 this year marked the start of the centenary celebrations of an unusual Satyagraha—a non-violent struggle devised by the Father of the Indian nation Mahatma Gandhi—that forced higher castes to ...