Explore the origins of the caste system, rooted in political and economic factors rather than purity, pollution, or race.

A new report produced by the apex court on the evolution of jurisprudence on caste shows that even within a rule-based framework, social conditioning makes its presence felt ...

「カースト制度」は、生まれによって職分・階級が定められるというヒンドゥー教の身分制度です。IT大国のインドではカースト制度に縛られない職業としてITエンジニアが大きな人気を集めていましたが、「カースト差別」が海を越えたアメリカ・シリコン ...

Homebound unravels a heartbreaking story of two friends navigating caste, faith, poverty, and fractured dreams, exposing how modern India’s promises fail those trapped in generational hardship, quiet ...

The Art of Living founder has put caste reconciliation on his public agenda. He organised the "Truth and Reconciliation" Conference in New Delhi to reconcile Dalits with upper caste Hindus and end ...

Indian cinema is finally naming caste openly, moving from symbolic gestures to direct, uncompromising narratives. The growing visibility of caste on screen challenges audiences more than filmmakers, ...

(Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the government's decision to increase the number of college places for lower caste students to 49.5 per cent at state-owned educational ...

Madras High Court stays order on caste-based societies, limiting the stay to the South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam's ...

Anand Teltumbde mines data and history to analyse the narrow framing, as well as futility, of a caste census in his new book ...

In December 2020, as the world grappled with unequal access to Covid-19 vaccines, another form of inequality was exposed inside India’s prisons. A journalist, Sukanya Shantha, reported how caste, ...