The Dharmashastras, among which Manusmriti remains preeminent, clearly distinguishes between Shudras and the twice-born castes ...

The Gupta Empire is widely regarded as India’s Golden Age. Although it existed for only about 230 years (from the 3rd century ...

While anti-caste movements attribute the deeply entrenched and codified chaturvarna (four divisions) system that defines ... After the end of the Mauryan empire, in the period of turbulence ...