It appeared in news reports from last few weeks that the Government of Madhya Pradesh in an affidavit to the Supreme Court has endorsed a statement that “India's caste system was originally founded on ...

The caste system was founded on principles of social harmony, equality and fraternity during the Vedic period, but was gradually altered due to contact with foreign powers, the Madhya Pradesh ...

A study of genetic populations in India suggests the Indian caste system, a traditional method of social organization into a hierarchy of hereditary groups, has been prevalent in the South Asian ...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday termed the caste system as the main source of inequality and discrimination in society, and urged people from backward, oppressed, and marginalised communities ...

Following its social, economic, educational, employment, and political caste survey, the Telangana government is considering extending to the 14 Muslim groups similar benefits and schemes that it is ...

In the late 1940s, the Cold War was heating up. In the United States anticommunism had reached a fever pitch at the same time that antiblack violence had forcefully re-emerged in the form of lynching ...

If you want to understand India, you have to understand the caste system since it dictated individuals’ privileges and restrictions for over 3000 years, making it the very foundation of society.

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. CNN — (CNN) — ...