caste system 種姓制度

caste system
繁：種姓制度
简：种姓制度

印度昨日誕生歷來第二名按種姓制度屬「賤民」（Dalit）階級出身的總統，前比哈爾邦首長考文德（Ram Nath Kovind，圖）獲執政人民黨提名並當選，下周二（25日）履新，代替卸任的原總統慕克吉。

印度再誕「賤民」總統（2017年7月21日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170721/s00014/1500574068942

Dalits, who are often referred to as untouchables, occupy the lowest rung on India’s caste system. Traditionally viewed as “impure” the group continues to grapple with persecution and exclusion.

Man from India’s lowest caste elected president. (2017, July 20). CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/20/asia/kovind-india-dalit-president/index.html