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 government ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

Suprakash Majumdar is a Dalit journalist. He is based in Delhi and writes on social justice issues from the perspective of India's caste system. A new Bollywood movie is galvanizing Hindu audiences ...

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People line up outside a polling booth to cast their votes during voting for the Kerala state legislature elections in Kochi, India, April 6, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/R S Iyer Subscribe for ads-free ...

On August 23, a multi-party delegation of politicians led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to press the demand for holding a caste-based census in the ...

Apple updated its general employee conduct policy about two years ago to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of caste. Stephen Lam/REUTERS America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day ...

A sign at a Dec. 8, 2006, hunger sit-in by Christian Dalits in New Delhi, India, displays the deep roots of the caste system in India. Dalits are low castes who perform menial jobs and are treated as ...

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and supporters during a news conference this week announcing her call for legislation to ban caste discrimination in Seattle. (Twitter Photo via @cmkshama) ...