What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities.
Viewpoint: How the British reshaped India's caste system - BBC
Jun 19, 2019 · First, the caste system is a four-fold categorical hierarchy of the Hindu religion - with Brahmins (priests/teachers) on top, followed, in order, by Kshatriyas (rulers/warriors), Vaishyas …
Caste census: The case for and against counting castes in India
Nov 13, 2025 · Yet in a provocative new book, The Caste Con Census, scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde warns that the exercise may harden the deeply discriminatory caste system, when the …
Caste - BBC News
Nov 13, 2025 · Stay informed with the latest news, video, live updates and expert analysis about Caste from across the BBC.
Tout savoir sur les castes et leur fonctionnement en Inde
Aug 17, 2018 · Pendant des siècles, la caste a dicté presque tous les aspects de la vie religieuse et sociale hindoue, et chaque groupe a une place spécifique dans cette hiérarchie complexe.
India's Supreme Court upholds rights of poorest - BBC
Dec 2, 2025 · Research into judgements from 1950 to 2025 suggests India's top court often reinforces caste hierarchies in language, even while upholding Dalit rights.
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
Dec 20, 2023 · India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
Caste census: Clamour to count India social groups grows - BBC
Aug 24, 2021 · Major opposition and regional leaders have met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to argue in favour of counting caste in the country's census.
BBC Audio | The Food Chain | India's caste system and food
In this programme Devina Gupta explores the foods of the Dalit community, historically considered at the very bottom of the caste system.
Are attitudes towards India’s caste system changing? - BBC
Oct 21, 2024 · India’s caste system, one of the world’s oldest social hierarchies, has shaped lives for centuries, granting privileges to some while oppressing others.