India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on ...
When a 2012 poll asked members of the public to name the “Greatest Indian” of all time, 20 million people voted for a top 10 that includes iconic names like Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sachin ...
Is the caste census, agreed upon by all political parties, going to attack the foundations of the caste system? A new book, The Caste Con Census by Anand Teltumbde (published by Navayana), argues that ...
India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on ...
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