The caste system evolved over millennia, as the Indian subcontinent was led by different rulers, but was officially outlawed in 1948 — a year after India's independence from Britain.

Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by Andy Smith The Caste System: An Overview Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

While the caste system originally was for Hindus, nearly all Indians today identify with a caste, regardless of their religion. The survey finds that three-in-ten Indians (30%) identify themselves as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recent events are a reminder that the caste system still determines American life—but we can overcome it, writes Isabel Wilkerson. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. Subscribe Subscribe.

The caste system in India is not just about social hierarchy—it is also about social and psychological control. It thrives because people believe in it, even when it hurts them (Jost, 2020).

California State University has become the first university system in the country to add caste to its anti-discrimination policy. On the system's 23 campuses across California, caste-oppressed ...

Maya thought she left caste-based discrimination behind when she came to the U.S. from India to pursue her studies. She was shocked to discover she was wrong, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.