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

The first-ever National Dalit Round Table Conference concluded on Sunday with a 42-point declaration demanding justice, ...

Within the caste system, a group known as Dalits occupied the lowest rung of the hierarchy. They were deemed "untouchables." Post-independence, electoral politics have given Dalits a means to ...

India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The Home Ministry announced plans to ...

The roots of the term ‘pariah’ lie in the name of a caste group called ‘Pariayar’, which originated in Tamil Nadu. In the ...

Dalit women are among the most oppressed groups in the world and are often victims of sexual violence or even murder. Dalit ...

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures ... who were traditionally priests or scholars, to the Dalits, formerly known as the “untouchables,” who were made to work as cleaners ...

The Anti-Caste Movement Within the caste system, a group known as Dalits occupied the lowest rung of the hierarchy. They were deemed "untouchables." Post-independence, electoral politics have ...