Across the world, May 1 is set aside to honour the dignity of labour and the long struggle for workers’ rights. In India, ...

Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once ...

Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who convert to Christianity cannot invoke provisions of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act as the caste system is ...

Risley had a dramatic influence on the rise of caste organisations and the exploding production of literature about the caste system from all ... creating space for Dalits or the Backward Classes ...

NEW DELHI: After launching a strong political narrative around reforming the Waqf system, the BJP is now preparing a broad outreach campaign on its decision to implement a caste census.

The count likely will lead to demands to reserve more government jobs, college admissions and elected offices for lower and ...

She said that despite being a Brahmin, Basaveshwara "rose above" the caste system and talked about equality for the backward classes and Dalits. "Today is Guru Basaveshwara Jayanti...we call him ...

The Phules fought for the right to education and equality for Dalits – those who were treated as “untouchables” under the Hindu caste system. The film, starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa ...

The caste system is a rigid social stratification system that dates ... largely based on family occupation. The nearly 200 million Dalits, formerly known as “Untouchables”, are on the lowest rung of ...

The caste system is a rigid social stratification system ... The nearly 200 million Dalits, formerly known as “Untouchables”, are on the lowest rung of the hierarchy and often targeted for ...