We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations ...

A Brahman who looses caste does not become a Kshatriya; he does not fall to a lower caste. He becomes casteless, though he may, by appropriate rites and purifications, regain his old caste.

California State Sen. Aisha Wahab proposes SB 403, a bill which adds caste as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws, in Sacramento, Calif., March 22, 2023.

The Gita challenges caste by promoting inner qualities over birth, urging liberation from all social identities ...

The caste system is a key decider of status in India, ... appeared from the being’s head, the Kshatriyas (warriors) from his arms, the Vaishyas (business class) from his thighs and the ...

1. A System Built on Qualities, Not Birth. The term "Varna" comes from the Sanskrit word for "color" or "quality." It wasn’t about your family lineage or the name you carried at birth.

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.

The caste system has oppressed, and continues to oppress, legions across history. ... is altered to be written and inscribed instead by the upper-caste Kshatriya hero Ram.

The caste system evolved over millennia, as the Indian subcontinent was led by different rulers, but was officially outlawed in 1948 — a year after India's independence from Britain.

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 ...