Sentence examples for persistence of caste from inspiring English sources

The persistence of caste discrimination is harder to explain away.

Ads in New York City's Indian newspapers testify to the persistence of caste, with one family advertising for a "Brahmin bride" and another seeking an "alliance for U.S.-educated, professionally accomplished" Bengali Kayashta daughter.

He pointed, for instance, to the persistence of caste bias, oppressive traditions and historical inequalities in a nation where ownership of washing machines, cars and other material trappings of global capitalism was increasing.

Yes, caste did not devolve into today's rigid, social hierarchy in a vacuum -- foreign rulers, predatory proselytizers on their harvest for souls, and current Indian politicians have contributed their fair share in the complexity and persistence of caste.

It should go without saying that no state's approach to religion is perfect, and India faces its own significant problems with diversity and integration, from religious violence to the persistence of the caste system.

These findings -- confirming the persistence of the iniquitous practice of caste discrimination across India's religious communities -- came on the heels of the outrage that greeted a prominent journalist, Rajdeep Sardesai, on social media when he tweeted his joy that two members of his caste of Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSBs) had been elevated to the Cabinet in the latest government reshuffle.

In his review of social changes, Rothermund discusses the institution of caste, the rise of a new middle class, the persistence of poverty, the media and Bollywood, and the significance of the global diaspora of twenty million Indians.

The best that can be said for "The Curse of Caste" is that it offers more evidence, if evidence were needed, of the persistence of racism in the former slave-owning class as the Civil War was ending — as seen by a woman and portrayed through a miscegenetic relationship.

Next, consider the socal rigidity of caste.

They are an outward marker of caste.

The origins of caste are contested.