Can Dr. B.R. Ambedkar be blamed for the reservations in India? This may come as a surprise to you but Dr. Ambedkar did not want the reservation system but had to settle for it to save Mr Gandhi’s life at the request of Mrs Kastur…

Question details: As an American, I am completely unfamiliar with Indian culture and have a hard time understanding what the caste system is and why it exists. Could someone provide an overview? Answer details: I assume you mean:…

Meaning of Casteomania and related words.. CASTEOMANIA (Pronunciation; kaas-chee-o-main-i-aa):  A psychological condition in which a person believes she/he has a jāti (commonly known as caste). CASTEOMANIAC (Pronunciation; kaas-c…

Over 30 feminist groups in the UK and many other diaspora organisations, along with MPs John McDonnell, Apsana Begum, and Kim Johnson, have written to UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet asking her to: Urge Prime Min…

The idea of caste-based reservation system was envisioned by  William Hunter and Jyotirao Phule  in various forms in  1882  and implemented by  Chatrapati Sahuji  in  1901.  The term was changed to  “Depressed Class”  in  1932  b…