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Caste and race have been linked together since the inception of the word “caste.” In the 17th century, Portuguese colonials coined the term “caste” — deriving from “casta,” which means “race, lineage, or breed” — to refer to the system of social codification witnessed during their exploration of South Asia.
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Caste & Race – Report
Caste and race have been linked together since the inception of the word “caste.” In the 17th century, Portuguese colonials coined the term “caste” — deriving from “casta,” which means “race, lineage, or breed” — to refer to the system of social codification witnessed during their exploration of South Asia.
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Caste & Race – Raw Data
A global survey included in the report was presented to more than 683 self-identified Sikhs from 19 countries. This survey aimed to gain insight into how Sikhs worldwide understand caste and race in relation to Sikhi and how they consider casteist and anti-casteist practices concerning discriminatory expressions of power, identity, and pride.
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Harinder Singh is the Senior Fellow at the Sikh Research Institute. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University, an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, and an MPhil from Punjab University in the linguistics of the Guru Granth Sahib.
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