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Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Between 1918 and his assassination in 1948, Gandhi fasted repeatedly - against religious violence, caste discrimination and political discord - turning the empty plate into one of the defining symbols of India's freedom struggle.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Several state governments seek to raise caste quotas even higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

These travelers were commonly referred to as “Indios chinos” in the colonial caste structure, though historians say the majority were Filipino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The significance of this cannot be overstated, for the failure to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of all persons has lurked at the root of every racial caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

By some estimates, the vast majority of India’s 1.5 billion people are divided into more than 3,000 castes and 25,000 subcastes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Over the years, quotas have grown to encompass many other groups, including politically powerful landowning castes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Each year, nearly a thousand theyyam performances take place in family estates and temples across Kerala, traditionally performed by men from marginalised castes and tribal communities.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes -- queens and workers -- each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or nonreproductive altruism such as foraging, defense and care of maternal brood.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024

One-third are Mahommedans and the remainder Hindus of various castes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various