The bitter truth about caste in India The world's most extensive, powerful and viciously bigoted anti-conversion law enforces a particular religion The caste system robs many Indians of education, employment and other opportunities. (Image: Wikipedia) The Chief Justice of India looked down from the middle chair in Court Number 1 and very calmly, almost in a cold tone, asked the counsel for the Christian community: Will any bishop tell the court his church practices casteism? It has been many decades, but no bishop has filed an affidavit that he, his church or his community discriminates against fellow Christians because of their “low” caste.