Last month, the Madras High Court called upon the Tamil Nadu government to take steps to pass a government order to enable ...

The Karnataka government will conduct a new 'Social and Educational Survey', known as the caste census, from September 22 to ...

B-27 defines caste as “a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion” and caste ...

The acclaimed book explores social stratification in the U.S. by comparing it to India and Nazi Germany's caste systems. Ava DuVernay will adapt a new feature film for Netflix based on the ...

It is in this spirit that the institution seeks to effectively address the concept of caste and its corresponding identity-based lived experience within our policy on nondiscrimination. For the ...

The caste system, opens new tab is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification. It dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower ...

Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends ...

India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification. The system allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes.