What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities.
Viewpoint: How the British reshaped India's caste system - BBC
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), …
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
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.
Tout savoir sur les castes et leur fonctionnement en Inde
Aug 17, 2018 · Pendant des siècles, la caste a dicté presque tous les aspects de la vie religieuse et sociale hindoue, et chaque groupe a une place spécifique dans cette hiérarchie complexe.
Shailaja Paik: The MacArthur 'genius' from India who shattered …
Oct 17, 2024 · The inspiring story of Shailaja Paik who fought against poverty and caste to win the MacArthur "genius" grant.
Equality Act must outlaw caste discrimination - Wolverhampton …
Mar 6, 2025 · The caste system, developed in India, divides people into separate groups based on birth, marriage and occupation.
California is first US state to pass ban on caste discrimination - BBC
Sep 6, 2023 · Seattle became the first US city to ban caste discrimination in February. The caste system in India dates back over 3,000 years and divides Hindu society into rigid hierarchical …
Caste census: Clamour to count India social groups grows - BBC
Aug 23, 2021 · Hinduism's deeply hierarchical and oppressive caste system, which dates back some 2,000 years, puts Brahmins or priests at the top, and Dalits (formerly untouchables) and …
Caste census: The case for and against counting castes in India
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 …
Caste - BBC News
Dec 2, 2025 · Research into judgements from 1950 to 2025 suggests India's top court often reinforces caste hierarchies in language, even while upholding Dalit rights.