Punjab has a long history of egalitarian beliefs as it nurtured Sikh and Sufi thoughts. However, it also has a very high ...

Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around the world.

We cannot talk about Hinduism without caste. When we say caste, we are using a European word. The local words are jati and ...

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Against caste system ... India before independence was the resultant of hatred being generated by the Brahmanism. According to Brahmanism, Dalit or lower caste is assigned to serve the three varna ...