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 ...

BHOPAL: A month after a Brahmin caste leader (accorded the minister of state-MoS status) in Madhya Pradesh, appealed his ...

Here's a look at how India's caste system could influence the outcome. People including Sadhus or Hindu holy men line up to cast their vote outside a polling station in Vrindavan in the northern ...

For many people in India, the caste system has long determined one’s occupation ... from artists and crafters is that they know their kids will not continue their work,” says Sundar.

Rahul Gandhi has been demanding a caste census, claiming that 90 per cent of India’s population is not a part of the system ... or the state," he said. "Today, we translate that 2% quotient ...