Bezwada Wilson speaks to Outlook about manual scavenging system and how it has become a new form of casteism and modern ...

Caste identity in our times is not framed within the broader framework of the caste-system but around the newer aspirational ...

America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India’s ancient caste system, with Apple emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that ...

India’s caste system dates back to around 1500 BCE, and academics have had lengthy and unresolved arguments as to its exact origins and classifications.

It is simple to utter, \"The system is broken.\" It is more difficult to pose the question, \"What have I done to fix it?\" ...

People from the lower rungs of India's strict social hierarchy say they're trapped doing jobs like cleaning sewers because of historical discrimination.At least 77% of India's 38,000 sewer and septic ...

After India gained independence in 1947, its new constitution formally banned caste discrimination, but prejudice in South Asian diaspora communities is far from gone.

Earlier this month, the California Assembly passed S.B. 403, the first state bill in the country to include caste under the scope of anti-discrimination law. The bill has been sent to Gov. Gavin ...