Dalit Catholics of the Kottapalayam village in the Kumbakonam Diocese of the India state of Tamil Nadu organised a hunger ...

Furthermore, even though untouchables may refer to caste ideology to explain the inferiority of the castes below them, they do not accept their own position within the system.

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these conversions has been slow on account of bureaucratic hurdles.

Moses, Hammurabi, and Manu are considered as the 'First Lawgivers' of ancient civilisations. The Manusmriti, composed between 200 BC and 200 AD, is the text which regulated the day-to-day ...

Changes in the Indian caste system, the practice of untouchability and the position of untouchables, could only come with the dissolution of precapitalist economy. With the growth of capitalism in ...

This guide equips journalists with the tools and resources to report on conflicts over land and its resources, such as water and forests.

Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.

Sometimes compared to India’s Untouchables caste, the Bantu have endured centuries of persecution. In the 1800s, their ancestors were kidnapped from Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi by slave ...

As ambitious politicians continue to use “caste” as a dog whistle that denotes Hinduism, a presumption of upper-caste privilege will impact Hindus’ career options.

Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican congressman from Texas's 26th District and a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, is facing backlash over an inflammatory tweet criticizing an Indian American ...

Something as simple as sharing a meal or utensils can carry social stigma for the millions born into the bottom of India’s caste system, a social structure that divides people into different ...