Indian cities promise freedom, but caste segregation persists in housing, jobs, and neighborhoods. An economist explains ...

A tea shop in a village in Coimbatore has been accused of caste-based discrimination, with Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) persons allegedly barred from entering the premises and made to ...

CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Priya Periyasamy was elected to lead her village council in southern India a year ago, her parents warned that she would face hostility as a ...

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 ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognizance of a serious case of caste discrimination at a cremation ...

Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for ...

Historian Shailaja Paik, awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, explores Dalit women's histories, challenging caste biases and ...

Scheduled Caste women of Mavilipatti village in Madurai district submitted a petition during the grievance redress meeting at the Madurai District Collectorate, seeking action against a person who ...

(RNS) — As more institutions adopt policies against caste discrimination, disagreements about caste's prevalence among those in the Hindu diaspora are stronger than ever. (RNS) — Nearly a decade ago, ...

Anne Murphy and Suraj Yengde received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, with additional support from an anonymous donor to the Department of History at the ...