Dallas Stribley / Getty Images A caste system segregates people into fixed social groups based on discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. People are placed into fixed social groups in ...

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.

The community, already grappling with poverty, is haunted by the deep scars of the caste system. Rajeev explains, “The Theyyam art form has a fascinating history. Over 500 years old, it emerged ...

In her mind, the fates of Jews and Black people are connected by the hidden system of “caste”: arbitrary societal hierarchies that encourage cruelty and subjugation. This is the thesis ...