India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on ...

(RNS) — Last month marked the 10th Dalit History Month, a worldwide, community-led observance recognizing the people and events throughout history that raised up India’s oppressed minority class, once ...

In 19th-century India, the rigid caste system and gender norms severely restricted opportunities for women and lower castes. Amid this, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule emerged as trailblazers who ...

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Ambekar framed the RSS’s approach to caste through social harmony rather than structural confrontation (File photo) NEW DELHI: Drawing a line between welfare and politics on caste data, RSS national ...

Many of the patterns described in this report vary by caste. In India, castes are hereditary social classes. Historically, the caste someone was born into determined their status in the social ...

“Legal practitioners must develop a deep expertise in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to represent victims with greater skill and efficiency,” said senior ...

For generations of Indians, the ancient code of social stratification known as the caste system has defined how people earn a living and whom they marry. Despite reform efforts, deep-rooted prejudices ...