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 ...

Identifying as a ‘Muslim’ caste will help the community retain its Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation.

MYSURU: With the State Government preparing for the upcoming Social and Educational Census, there is confusion within the Muslim community over caste enrolment. The Karnataka State Backward Classes ...

Reviewed by Stanislaw Pilaszewicz in Anthropos (Fribourg) 100 (2) 2005, pages 594-595 (GN1.A6287 ANTH). The Mosque and the termite mound -- Ranks and categories: the emergence of a Haalpulaar social ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Caste is an ancient system of social ...

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 ...

For generations of Indians, the ancient code of social stratification known as the caste system has defined how people earn a living and whom they marry. Despite reform efforts, deep-rooted prejudices ...