Caste and Communal Issues - Musharof Chy
Broken People
A detailed account by Human Rights Watch of the extent and means of discrimination against lower ca...
Castes of India
An overview of the caste system, and additional notes on history, its place in modern India, and it...
Hindu History - The Emergence of the Caste System (The Jati-Varna Matrix)
Account of the emergence of the hierarchical caste system by Sudheer Birodkar, with parallels drawn...
The Caste System in Hinduism
A basic introduction to the caste system, including an account of its religious justification.
Caste System in Bengal
A brief account of how the system developed in Bengal, with some notes on the differences from the ...
Dalits&Human Rights : The Battles Ahead
First of a set of articles by P. Sainath on the position of Dalits in the country in the 1990's.
Sub-Castes Among Dalits
On the political issues around the existence of subcastes among Dalits and scheduled castes.
Caste System in Modern India
Read about the caste system prevailing in modern India.
Caste in India
An explanation of the caste system in history, and modern practice.
Indian Parliament Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Reports on the activities, constitution and membership of this group, and reports produced by it re...
The Hindu : Politics of 'hereditary' crime
Article on the 'Criminal Tribes Act' and its legacy in the form of communities that continue to be ...
CounterCurrents.org Communalism
Collection of articles, comments and analyses on the issues.