Is the caste system dying in India?

Be it politics, or reservation in education system, government jobs, marriage. Everywhere…. I'm glad this caste thing is not in our Indian Army. In fact we civilians should learn something from our defense forces. One nation… One motherland… That's all they know and thats all they live and die for. read more

Unfortunately not. In fact, probably it might take centuries for this dirt to vanish from our society. Its more prolific in rural areas. Metropolitan people might brag of being open minded, but when the topic of marriage arises, parents start searching a match from their respective castes only. read more

India's complex caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. read more

The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. It has origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. It is today the basis of educational and job reservations in India. read more