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Caste doesn't just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diaspora

By Aseem Hasnain, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater State University
Abhilasha Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, San Bernardino

Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.

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