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caste system

[ kast sis-tuhm, kahst ]

noun

  1. the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of caste system1

First recorded in 1810–20
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People would point out that the Nazis were inspired by the racial caste system in the United States and of course, as you well know, we have a long tradition in this country of reaction.

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Those demands must also frame the struggle in the clear language that Donald Trump’s attempts to reconstitute the racial caste system are wrong.

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The caste system also poses further complexities - workers from some castes may agree to clean toilets in a home while others from slightly different castes may not.

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Her writings about Indian culture and civilisation and its caste system are ground-breaking, and are a part of the curriculum in Indian colleges.

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This difference is despite seven decades of affirmative action, India's caste system - a four-fold hierarchy of the Hindu religion - remains deeply entrenched.

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