This book endeavours to test two opposing arguments about the meaning of the term caste.

'Caste' is today almost universally perceived as an ancient and unchanging Hindu institution preserved solely by a deep-seated religious ideology. Yet the word

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range

This volume is an introduction to the role of caste and class in Indian society, meant to emphasize certain important aspects of Indian society such as continui

This definitive sourcebook collates seminal articles from this increasingly important field, to present a comprehensive and well-balanced representation of appr