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Caste System Books
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
by (shelved 63 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,783,149 ratings — published 2012
A Fine Balance (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.38 — 161,520 ratings — published 1995
The White Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.77 — 204,328 ratings — published 2008
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.27 — 846,499 ratings — published 2014
The Heir (The Selection, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.62 — 407,497 ratings — published 2015
The Elite (The Selection, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.94 — 881,042 ratings — published 2013
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.52 — 164,232 ratings — published 2020
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,189,332 ratings — published 2015
The One (The Selection, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.14 — 785,956 ratings — published 2014
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.55 — 424,818 ratings — published 2016
The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.96 — 330,885 ratings — published 1997
The Covenant of Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.41 — 327,169 ratings — published 2023
Untouchable (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.74 — 6,765 ratings — published 1935
Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.50 — 521,993 ratings — published 2015
The Bandit Queens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.92 — 47,187 ratings — published 2023
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.18 — 220,818 ratings — published 2020
Annihilation of Caste (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.61 — 8,859 ratings — published 1936
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.23 — 353,681 ratings — published 2015
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.28 — 341,608 ratings — published 2015
The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,474,800 ratings — published 1985
Climbing the Stairs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,421 ratings — published 2008
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,123,466 ratings — published 2012
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,777,518 ratings — published 2010
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,221,365 ratings — published 2009
Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,105,148 ratings — published 1932
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,046,493 ratings — published 2008
Western Foundations of the Caste System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2017
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,151,272 ratings — published 2025
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.58 — 235,999 ratings — published 2023
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur (The Jaipur Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.09 — 67,120 ratings — published 2021
Starsight (Skyward, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.34 — 110,354 ratings — published 2019
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.79 — 171,127 ratings — published 2020
The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.38 — 22,371 ratings — published 2020
China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.84 — 229,843 ratings — published 2015
To Live Forever (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.79 — 921 ratings — published 1956
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.16 — 286,773 ratings — published 2019
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.30 — 48,379 ratings — published 2017
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,014,228 ratings — published 2006
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.21 — 199,689 ratings — published 2018
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.78 — 430,421 ratings — published 2016
Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.97 — 597,419 ratings — published 2014
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.56 — 39,624 ratings — published 2017
King's Cage (Red Queen, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.87 — 302,935 ratings — published 2017
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.16 — 357,295 ratings — published 2005
Landry Park (Landry Park, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.57 — 3,934 ratings — published 2014
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.94 — 115,162 ratings — published 2014
Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,150,493 ratings — published 2013
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.66 — 690,996 ratings — published 2010
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,002 ratings — published 1998
Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as caste-system)
avg rating 3.79 — 12,793 ratings — published 2013
“Name My Caste
My mom who birthed me is one caste
My Dad who raised me another caste
The man I married whose heart I wed
Is from another caste, it's said.
I studied where the caste was cast out,
Where dreams and goals just carried out.
So now you ask, "Which caste are you?"
I ask right back, "Which caste are you?"
You name my caste? I’ll name yours too.
Let’s play this game, just us two.
Doctor, Lawyer, Judge, Police,
PhDs preaching caste, not peace.
You claim to lead, to lift, to guide,
Yet drag old chains you wear with pride.
You move ahead but think behind,
A forward world with backward mind.
I don’t belong to caste or clan,
I only belong to God’s own plan.
So mark me not by caste or past,
I am what God designed to last.”
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My mom who birthed me is one caste
My Dad who raised me another caste
The man I married whose heart I wed
Is from another caste, it's said.
I studied where the caste was cast out,
Where dreams and goals just carried out.
So now you ask, "Which caste are you?"
I ask right back, "Which caste are you?"
You name my caste? I’ll name yours too.
Let’s play this game, just us two.
Doctor, Lawyer, Judge, Police,
PhDs preaching caste, not peace.
You claim to lead, to lift, to guide,
Yet drag old chains you wear with pride.
You move ahead but think behind,
A forward world with backward mind.
I don’t belong to caste or clan,
I only belong to God’s own plan.
So mark me not by caste or past,
I am what God designed to last.”
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“Why do we need reservation in Private sectors?
Private sector reservation is not just a matter of employment—it is a matter of democratic justice and representation in a society where caste continues to determine who gets hired, promoted, funded, and heard. Without reservation, Dalits remain invisible in boardrooms, media, law firms, tech companies, and startups. As Suraj Yengde points out in Caste Matters (2019), “In India's new economy, Dalits are the untouchables of the digital age. There is no Ambedkar in Silicon Valley.” Additionally, global capitalism in India benefits from caste-based cheap labor, while resisting caste-based equity, thus reproducing old hierarchies in new forms.”
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Private sector reservation is not just a matter of employment—it is a matter of democratic justice and representation in a society where caste continues to determine who gets hired, promoted, funded, and heard. Without reservation, Dalits remain invisible in boardrooms, media, law firms, tech companies, and startups. As Suraj Yengde points out in Caste Matters (2019), “In India's new economy, Dalits are the untouchables of the digital age. There is no Ambedkar in Silicon Valley.” Additionally, global capitalism in India benefits from caste-based cheap labor, while resisting caste-based equity, thus reproducing old hierarchies in new forms.”
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