India's caste system and food

印度的种姓制度和食物

The Food Chain

2025-07-24

26 分钟
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Something as simple as sharing a meal or utensils can carry social stigma for the millions born into the bottom of India’s caste system, a social structure that divides people into different groups. In this programme Devina Gupta explores the foods of the Dalit community, historically considered at the very bottom of the caste system. She hears how many dishes evolved from necessity, due to low incomes and lack of available food and speaks to people looking to record and share these dishes with future generations. Devina meets people who identify as Dalit to talk about the discrimination they have experienced in their communities and workplaces as a result of their family’s social status, and how it can be particularly hard to find work in the food industry. If you’d like to contact the programme you can email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk. Producer Beatrice Pickup. (Image: some foraged green leaves being washed in a bowl of water. Credit: BBC)
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  • I can't do work related to food like opening a food cart business People won't eat food touched by someone from my caste In India,

  • millions of Dalits lived that reality for a long time.

  • Born into the bottom of the caste system,

  • which is a social structure that divided people into different groups,

  • they weren't allowed to sit and eat with others or even use the same plates or utensils.