The origins of the word ‘caste’ lie in 16th century Portuguese references to casta. But the roots of the institution go back to much earlier times. Contemporary debates on caste tend to focus on its ...

Explore Acharya Prashant's philosophical insights on caste equality, rejecting hierarchy through Vedanta and engaging with Dr ...

Julius C. Jefferson Jr.’s President’s Program at the American Library Association’s 2021 Annual Conference and Exhibition Virtual on June 27 included the 2021 Awards Presentation and featured speaker ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

“With an old house, the work is never done, and you don’t expect it to be,” writes Isabel Wilkerson in her new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” “America is an old house.” It is a simple ...

The question is not whether caste hierarchies exist in prisons (they do) but whether the administration will confront its own ...