A Look at Castes
- Episode aired 1969
- 52m
Malle starts the episode by interviewing Thomas Howard, a US Peace Corps agricultural specialist who's one of 700 volunteers there, then he shows footage from Haryana, a village in Northwest... Read allMalle starts the episode by interviewing Thomas Howard, a US Peace Corps agricultural specialist who's one of 700 volunteers there, then he shows footage from Haryana, a village in Northwest India with a huge Muslim influence. Various activities are shown, and Malle explains the ... Read allMalle starts the episode by interviewing Thomas Howard, a US Peace Corps agricultural specialist who's one of 700 volunteers there, then he shows footage from Haryana, a village in Northwest India with a huge Muslim influence. Various activities are shown, and Malle explains the four main caste categories--Brahmans (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaisyas (peasants, ... Read all