Indian Caste System:
- Caste and Census (article concerning the controversy over whether or not caste should be included in the Indian National Census--Frontline, Indian's national magazine from the publishers of The Hindu)
- Couple Hanged for Forbidden Love (BBC News article about a rural couple from different castes who were killed because they got married)
- Genetic Evidence on the Origins of Indian Castes (summary of a scientific article by M. Bamshad, et.al.)
- Global Caste Discrimination (Human Rights Watch Press release, August 29, 2001)
- Hinduism (a good description of the Hindu religion and how the caste system is related to it--Gazetteer of India, Volume I, Chapter VIII--Religion)
Masai Culture:
- An All Maasai Association (an information source about the Masai that is maintained by a Masai--Note: Masai and Maasai are variant spellings that are in use by anthropologists)
- Maasai Culture, Music, and Images (an informative website created by an American researcher and a Maasai man)
- Spelling of Masai Place Names (from Information about Northern Tanzania by Digital Safaris)
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