
What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of …
Viewpoint: How the British reshaped India's caste system - BBC
Jun 19, 2019 · First, the caste system is a four-fold categorical hierarchy of the Hindu religion - with Brahmins (priests/teachers) on top, followed, in order, by Kshatriyas (rulers/warriors), Vaishyas …
BBC - Religions - Hinduism: Hindu concepts
This article explains the Hindu concepts of Atman, Dharma, Varna, Karma, Samsara, Purushartha, Moksha, Brahman, Bhagavan and Ishvara.
Why are UK Hindus against a caste law? - BBC News
Jan 18, 2017 · Some British Asians say they still experience discrimination due to their caste. So, why are virtually all Hindu bodies in the UK opposed to this being made illegal?
Caste census: Clamour to count India social groups grows - BBC
Aug 23, 2021 · Hinduism's deeply hierarchical and oppressive caste system, which dates back some 2,000 years, puts Brahmins or priests at the top, and Dalits (formerly untouchables) and Adivasis …
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
Dec 20, 2023 · India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
Tout savoir sur les castes et leur fonctionnement en Inde
Aug 17, 2018 · Pendant des siècles, la caste a dicté presque tous les aspects de la vie religieuse et sociale hindoue, et chaque groupe a une place spécifique dans cette hiérarchie complexe.
BBC Audio | The Food Chain | India's caste system and food
In this programme Devina Gupta explores the foods of the Dalit community, historically considered at the very bottom of the caste system.
BBC - Religions - Hinduism: At a Glance
Scholars sometimes draw attention to the caste system as a defining feature, but many Hindus view such practices as merely a social phenomenon or an aberration of their original teachings.
Why the West is reckoning with caste bias now - BBC
Apr 28, 2022 · Dalit activists say that for decades, discrimination practised by upper-caste Indians - especially in universities and technology firms - didn't get attention.