What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation.
Viewpoint: How the British reshaped India's caste system - BBC
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), Vaishyas (farmers ...
Why the West is reckoning with caste bias now - BBC
Activists say a pivotal moment in the US was the state of California's 2020 lawsuit against IT conglomerate Cisco and two of its dominant caste employees of Indian origin for harassment and ...
Why caste plays a role in childhood stunting in India - BBC
Decades of caste discrimination have contributed to India having higher levels of child stunting rates than across Sub-Saharan Africa, new research has revealed.
Why are UK Hindus against a caste law? - BBC News
Jan 18, 2017 · India's caste system is thought to be among the world's oldest surviving forms of social stratification. However, some British Asians say they still experience discrimination due to their caste.
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 Adivasis (tribespeople ...
BR Ambedkar: The unknown details of how he piloted Indian ... - BBC
Apr 10, 2023 · With the constitution coming into force, India declared itself as a sovereign, democratic and republic state that day. In his speech, Ambedkar was possibly alluding to the contradictions between a ...
What the data tells us about love and marriage in India - BBC
In a 2014 survey of more than 70,000 people, fewer than 10% of urban Indians said that anyone in their family had married outside their caste and not many more outside their jati or sub-caste.
What future for India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 22, 2013 · This emerging middle class is redefining a new generation of Indians, but is it also reshaping another classification endemic to Indian society - that of caste? Yogita Limaye reports.
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 groups.