(RNS) — It was a beautiful sunny afternoon on a verdant Ivy League campus when the “C” word was thrown at me, casually, over greasy takeout noodles. “You are a Hindoo!!! What is your caste?” asked my ...

Explore the origins of the caste system, rooted in political and economic factors rather than purity, pollution, or race.

What is caste? The answer is complex, and borrowing a Portuguese word casta to understand India’s multi-layered social fabric doesn’t always help. For a start, contrary to Krishna’s quote in Bhagavad ...

Plot: Shudra is based on about 250 million people born Out Caste in Hindu Varna system. They were treated as Unclean & Impure, so much so that nobody ever even touched them or even allowed their ...

In Shivmurti’s 2010 novel, the molestation of a young woman reveals the deep impact of caste in judicial procedures.