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one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
a member of the upper caste
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Recent Examples of caste
If found guilty, these men could face harsher punishments under Indian laws designed to protect disadvantaged castes.
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Esha Mitra, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
These interrelated tensions of class, caste and gender form a background tapestry, but its real politics are unveiled by Hegde’s visual and modal approach.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
But her family is Dalit, the lowest in the caste hierarchy, and the authorities are not inclined to care about her death until a Muslim boy becomes the suspect, triggering the community’s Islamophobia.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The caste system that Buddha warned of undergirds the luxury lodging industry.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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Esha Mitra, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
These interrelated tensions of class, caste and gender form a background tapestry, but its real politics are unveiled by Hegde’s visual and modal approach.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
But her family is Dalit, the lowest in the caste hierarchy, and the authorities are not inclined to care about her death until a Muslim boy becomes the suspect, triggering the community’s Islamophobia.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The caste system that Buddha warned of undergirds the luxury lodging industry.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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