The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste ...

Late journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and a clutch of eminent personalities formed Sabal Bharat (Strong India), a group under ...

Caste, a word foreign in origin but deeply immersed in India's identity today, has travelled centuries and continents. From ...

Numerous Indian Christians come from Dalit and Tribal backgrounds, many drawn to the gospel as a means of fleeing the Hindu social order’s oppressive caste system. In 2008, a government report ...

An Indian court has denied Christians ... of caste discrimination and socioeconomic poverty within Christianity and Islam. In 1950, the government reserved social benefits intended for Dalit people ...

"The simplest way to explain it is that it is an inherited system ... how caste, social stigma around caste and exploitation can still prevail. Caste systems can be found among Buddhists ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...