W e cannot talk about Hinduism without caste. When we say caste, we are using a European word. The local words are jati and ...

Has the caste system destroyed India? Bestselling author Amish shares his perspective on caste vs varna in the Bhagavad Gita ...

The Manusmriti, a key text in Hindu law, further elaborated on these divisions, assigning strict duties and codes of behavior to each class. As the caste system developed from the Varna system ...

Traditionally, the caste a Hindu was born into decided which duties they performed in society and what jobs they could have. However, in modern Hindu societies, many people believe the system is ...

For many Hindus, following dharma is one of the four aims in life. Traditionally, dharma of the Kshatriya varna was to protect people in their kingdom, using violence if necessary. If you do not ...