Unfavourable jail treatment stemming from colonial days such as toilet cleaning and cleaning septic tanks for those at bottom ...

The traditional Hindu social structure is made up of four“castes” which are hierarchically arranged. The priestly/scholarly ...

Jajpur/Kalinganagar: In a blatant case of honour killing, a youth was allegedly killed by his family members for marrying a ...

India's caste system, which splits up Hindus into different societal ... of "varna," which literally means "color" — the Brahmins (the priestly class), the Kshatriyas (the ruling, administrative and ...

Most people believe their worth is defined by what they do from 9 to 5. What if you’re one of those youth who does nothing ...

Chief justice observes distribution of work among prisoners 'based on their caste hierarchy is discriminatory, ...

According to senior journalist Prabhu Chawla, caste-based reservation has been ... the army is in the hands of the Kshatriyas and the country’s trade is controlled by the Vaishyas.

Jats adopted elements of Arya Samaj movement. Since then, from kshatriya to kisan to demand for OBC status, their identity ...

Varna is closer to the Western understanding of “caste,” in which there are four categories (chaturvarnya): Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. Brahmins consist of literate priests ...