But all across India, particularly outside the big cities, the system persists to varying degrees. Most definitions of the modern-day caste system describe it as dividing Hindus into four main ...

In addition, caste has allowed countless groups that have migrated into India to find a place and to play an important role. The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term ...

They represent “not an archaic ritual system but a dynamic aspect of modern economies.” Some believe that the market economy within India will ultimately erode caste. Dalit businessperson ...

Now, the government wants to know more about how the caste system is playing out in modern-day India. The government is set to ask people questions about their caste in the next census — the ...

5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of castes according to the Indian caste system, came from different parts of India to participate in a rally to mark World Dignity Day. Caste is an ...

Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid ... has called caste “a hidden apartheid of segregation, modern-day slavery, and other extreme forms of discrimination, exploitation ...

these netas’ political influence may go down Harping on caste in modern-day India could re-legitimise and reinforce an institution that modernity has rendered illegal and the Constitution and ...

Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid ... has called caste “a hidden apartheid of segregation, modern-day slavery, and other extreme forms of discrimination, exploitation ...

OAKLAND, Calif, Aug 15 (Reuters) - America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab emerging as an early leader in ...

America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple (AAPL.O) emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy ...