Growing up, when I’d hear about the caste system in India, it would usually be followed by a “Oh, but it doesn’t exist anymore. It’s illegal.” Call it naivety, privilege or a mix of both, that’s what ...

An 18th-century Indian Christian who devoted his life to speaking out against the caste system has become the country’s first layperson saint. In May, Pope Francis canonized Devasahayam, a ...

Without the enforcement of laws, there isn’t change. The Indian caste system, a system where people are ranked based on their social class, was outlawed in 1950, but the hierarchy still exists ...