Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

The Washington, D.C.-based Pew Research Center recently released a landmark survey on religion and society in India. Administered to 29,999 respondents in 17 languages between November 2019 and March ...

A formal apology may not lead to concrete changes. Instead, pursuing reparations could help reimagine the project of social ...

(The Conversation) — Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...