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 ...

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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.

A bill aiming to protect caste has unanimously passed the California Senate Judiciary Committee, bringing the state one step closer to being the first to ban caste-based discrimination.

Based on Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste," DuVernay's film draws a line between India's caste system, the hierarchies of Nazi Germany and the historic subjugation of Black people in the United States.

Talking about caste discrimination is not so common in a country like Nepal. Yet if the nation really wants to progress and ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to ...

What is caste? 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 ...