In 1950, the government reserved social benefits intended for Dalit people exclusively for Dalit Hindus, viewing the caste system as a reality of Hinduism. This order was subsequently amended twice to ...

Dalit Catholics say they’re not allowed to be part of annual feast at St. Mary Magdalene Church at Kottapalayam in Tamil Nadu ...

Praveen Pagadala’s passing comes amid an increase in violence against Christians in a region long tolerant of the faith.

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they can marry based ...

There are about 2.5 million people of Indian descent living in the United States today. While India’s rich food and dance are celebrated in America, the caste system which Indian emigrants came from ...

Sadly, in the modern age, for all the advancements that have been made towards equality in the U.S. a de facto caste system still exists. Christians should prayerfully and actively address caste ...

Modern Caste System Discrimination. Caste encourages exclusion, which creates or worsens inequality for those who find themselves at the bottom of its hierarchy. Within the Indian caste system ...

Caste systems are found among Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Muslims and Sikhs.In March, state Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the California Legislature ...

The caste system is among the world’s oldest forms of rigid social stratification. It dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes.

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with population of nearly 220 million, goes to the polls from Feb. 11 to Mar. 8 in what will be the biggest democratic election in the world this year. Here's a ...