Bengaluru: As expected, the cabinet, under immense pressure from sections of the Scheduled Caste community,Thursday deferred ...

What is caste? 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 ...

The non-Brahmin movement of Periyar mobilised backward classes politically, but appears to have done little to undermine ...

A caste system often uses discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. It continues to have an impact on contemporary society in many areas of the world.

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 ...

Caste system discrimination is the exclusion of individuals from opportunities based on the social level of their families. Caste discrimination continues to be linked to poverty, lack of access ...

The caste system in India is not just about social hierarchy—it is also about social and psychological control. It thrives because people believe in it, even when it hurts them (Jost, 2020).

Kerala condemns Adoor Gopalakrishnan's controversial remarks on training for SC/ST and women filmmakers, sparking backlash ...