Food choices in India are more than personal— they are a mirror to deep social divides shaping the world's most populous ...

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 ...

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump apparently thinks that the U.S. government should be a caste system, rather than a democracy — but that doesn’t mean he can explain how a caste system ...

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 outlaw ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasizes education as a tool to fight caste-based inequality and discrimination, urging ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In some places like India, a caste system can exist, which determines a person’s standing in society there. Caste is based on occupation. There are four levels of caste, ...

In "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" (Random House), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson digs beneath historic, systemic racism to examine social hierarchies that transcend ...

The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging Maharashtra's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas for reservations, arguing the petitioner was not directly affected. Several OBC ...

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 outlaw ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...