Ideas are fatal to caste.

Reverence is fatal to literature.

— E. M. Forster

Innumerable lovers of Hindi cinema have lit up the big screen. But on screen, they are just two beautiful bodies. They have no caste…

— Ravish Kumar

But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens.…

— John Marshall Harlan

I have asked Centre for scheduled caste status to 13 backward classes including Kewat, Kahar, Kashyap, Mallah, Nishad, Lonia, Kumhar, Dheevar, Bind, Machhiara, Lohia-Chauhan,…

— Mayawati

“A chair is not a caste.”

— Victor Hugo

This country has moved away from the politics of caste, nepotism, and appeasement.

— Amit Shah

“Though our castes and institutions are apparently linked with our religion, they are not so. These institutions have been necessary to protect us as…

— Swami Vivekananda

We all are Indians, and that should be our only religion. What is the need to be called a Hindu, Muslim, or Christian? Does…

— Nana Patekar

“A human being can be great by his or her heart, but not by caste.”

— Manoj Shingtang

If you take into account prisoners, a large majority of African American men in some urban areas, like Chicago, have been labeled felons for…

— Michelle Alexander

One thing that was very clear to me is that the young people in a place like Annawadi aren't tripping on caste the way…

— Katherine Boo

The government is opposed to all statements/speeches which divide the country on the basis of religion, caste, and creed.

— Rajnath Singh

The soul has neither sex, nor caste nor imperfection.

— Swami Vivekananda

Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined…

— F. Sionil Jose

Terrorism should be seen in the light of the country's security and not from the narrow perspective of caste, creed and religion.

— Oscar Fernandes