Travelers to India have commented on caste for more than two thousand years. In Indian society the group comes first, unlike our own society that gives so much importance to the individual personality ...

A Google search for basic information on India's caste system lists many sites that, with varying degrees of emphasis, outline three popular tropes on the phenomenon. First, the caste system is a ...

India's Supreme Court has reversed one of its previous judgements that was criticised for "diluting" protections for lower castes. The earlier ruling on the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe ...