71.   Devi said she admired Buddhism because it has no caste system.

72.   The original inhabitants of the subcontinent, the diverse tribespeople live outside the entrenched Hindu caste system and are staunch defenders of their traditions and culture.

73.   Untouchables, known as Dalits, are the lowest rung in the Hindu caste system.

74.   Today the same caste system remains the cause of violent uprisings, tales of exploitation -- and a key ingredient in elections.

75.   Under the traditional caste system, so much as the shadow or touch of a lower-caste Hindu was considered unholy and dirty.

76.   The Maoists want Hinduism abolished as the state religion, the caste system suppressed and equal property rights guaranteed for girls.