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What is the indian caste system?

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Image copyright AFP Image caption India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of social stratification surviving to this day Traditionally, the system bestowed many privileges on the upper castes while sanctioning repression of the lower castes by privileged groups. read more

Broadly speaking, a caste system is a process of placing people in occupational groups. 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