When the earliest form of caste was created in ancient India, it had roots in religion. In the 21st century, it lives on as a ...

Caste Census News: The government is facing a major question regarding the caste census. Deliberations are ongoing on how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi ...

Officials are reportedly evaluating two possible approaches -- an open-ended system that allows individuals to state their caste, or a structured drop-down menu containing recognised caste categories ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

Three-quarters of the way into Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson describes the humiliation suffered by Black passengers on a steamship in the American South before the Civil War.

Many Americans would be appalled to think that anything like caste could exist in a country allegedly founded on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. After all, India’s atrocious caste system ...

No matter how elite their college or how lucrative their careers, those born into a low caste remain stigmatized for life. Caste is also always hierarchical: As long as it exists, so does the division ...

CHENNAI, India — Chezi K. Ganesan looks every inch the high-tech entrepreneur, dressed in the Silicon Valley uniform of denim shirt and khaki trousers, slick smartphone close at hand. He splits his ...

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 ...

(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. The Indian ...