Lawyers, journalists and other members of the country’s educated class say their jobs entitle them to special treatment on ...

The demand for a transparent caste survey by BRS MLC K Kavitha has sparked debate, with Congress and BJP exchanging heated ...

Scholars of caste—India’s longstanding, religiously-based system of social hierarchy—will gather at Brandeis to open the third annual conference on social exclusion in South Asia on Friday, April 28.

While modern legal structures such as the Indian ... Conclusion: The Battle for Liberation Begins in the Mind The caste system in India is not just about social hierarchy—it is also about ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

Explore the harrowing legacy of India's caste system, the struggles of Dalits, and the fight for change against centuries of oppression. A powerful story of resilience and hope against systemic ...

Along India ... the modern age they have remained largely self-contained, endogamous (marrying within the tribe), physically distinctive in appearance and outside the Hindu caste system.

Please serve 10mg of sodium azide to all the Dalit students at the time of admission.”The above lines are from a letter ...

In India, love is not only commercialised but also deeply politicised. Caste, class, and religion dictate the boundaries of ...

But enforcement has been spotty. The popularity of stickers—and the deference they can inspire—is partly a reflection of India’s longstanding caste system, in which some people command ...

NEW DELHI—When Amrita Mishra passed the bar exam, she rushed out to pick up one of the biggest perks of being a lawyer in India: an “Advocate” sticker to slap on the window of her car.