caste
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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 history of racial caste in the United States would end with the Civil War if the idea of race and racial difference had died when the institution of slavery was put to rest.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The bench includes Justice BV Nagarathna, the lone female judge in the top court who is due to become India's chief justice next year, and judges drawn from different faiths, castes and regions.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Proteins, of course; RNA acts as the major-domo, a bridge between the castes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Sociologist Satish Deshpande and economist Mary E John call the decision not to count castes "one of independent India's biggest mistakes".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
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
The Maratha Brahman and many good men of the Brahman and Kshatriya castes visited the Master.
From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi
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