Jun 19, 2019 · India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities.

Nov 13, 2025 · Yet in a provocative new book, The Caste Con Census, scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde warns that the exercise may harden the deeply discriminatory caste system, when …

Jun 19, 2019 · First, the caste system is a four-fold categorical hierarchy of the Hindu religion - with Brahmins (priests/teachers) on top, followed, in order, by Kshatriyas (rulers/warriors), …

Dec 20, 2023 · India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.

Nov 15, 2024 · Decades of caste discrimination have contributed to India having higher levels of child stunting rates than across Sub-Saharan Africa, new research has revealed.

May 30, 2024 · Hinduism's deeply hierarchical caste system, which dates back at least 3,000 years, puts Brahmins or priests at the top and Dalits (formerly untouchables) at the bottom.

Oct 21, 2024 · We’re joined by correspondents from Delhi, Umang Poddar and Divya Arya, who explain the complexities of caste and unravel this new trend on Instagram.

Mar 6, 2025 · The caste system, developed in India, divides people into separate groups based on birth, marriage and occupation.

Oct 17, 2024 · In 2014, she published her first book, Dalit Women's Education in Modern India, examining the “double discrimination” of gender and caste they face in accessing basic rights.

Apr 28, 2022 · India's constitution and courts have long recognised lower castes and Dalits as historically disadvantaged groups and offered protections in the form of quotas and anti …