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caste

[kast, kahst] / kæst, kɑst /


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The last time Bhagwat spoke in the U.S., eight years ago, he urged solidarity among Hindus—who have caste, language and other divides—by comparing the community to a lion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"The exam and education system cuts across caste, class and gender to quite a large degree," Yamini Aiyar, Senior Visiting Fellow at Brown University, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

India also has a large number of “tribals,” who are outside the caste system but part of the quota system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Seldom was there a greater struggle for supremacy than among sisters and brothers who knew all the subtleties of caste.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

"And a majority of them are from underprivileged castes and communities. Anyone who can afford sends their children to private school," he adds.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Last year, the government announced a census to enumerate the country’s castes officially.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

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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