Sentence examples for castes in from inspiring English sources
Child labour in India predominantly affects the lowest castes, in particular Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim children.
Lang Hancock called for the sterilisation of "half castes" in 1984, 32 years ago.
People from the influential castes in one village initially opposed the programme.
Wilson, E. O. Behavioral Ecology Behavioral Discretization and the Number of Castes in an Ant Species.
"untouchables," officially designated as Scheduled Castes in the constitution of modern India.
The major castes in the colony are the reproductive, soldier, and worker castes.
Most impure are the so-called "untouchables," officially designated as Scheduled Castes in the constitution of modern India.
The local social status of the Southists paralleled that of elite Brahman and Nayar castes in Kerala.
In contrast to other Brahman castes in southern India, the Nambudiris place great emphasis on their priestly status and do not normally engage in profitable professions.
Many Hindus in Kerala and Tamil Nadu eat beef; so do members of less-powerful castes in need of a cheap source of protein.
Even the Hindu concept of karma was used to keep the lower castes in place, with the reasoning that one's current position was determined by past-life actions.
