Does the caste system exist in India?

Yes, it does, although in urban circles it's practiced without being explicitly named as caste, thereby giving the impression that it doesn't exist. In urban circles, the term used is 'community' not 'caste'. read more

There were also sub-castes and sub-groups. India was composed of as many as 90,000 localized sub-groups. People were supposed to marry only within their sub-group. Belonging to a caste meant you were in that caste for life, and for the Untouchables, life was particularly hard. read more

If it is caste system in India, it’s racism in Australia between whites and blacks/browns(Aborigines/Indians etc.,) and many other things in different countries. Caste system will disappear eventually, when it does all those westerners or westernised have to look at their backs and see where still the discrimination is. read more

No caste exists for a call-centre worker, computer programmer or English teacher, for example. The more of those jobs that are created, and the more people escape India’s repressive villages, the quicker progress can come. read more