In a society deeply rooted in the caste system, where Dalits (then called untouchables) were barred from entering Hindu temples, Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, issued ...

Owing to the intermixture of Indian indentured labourers with other caste groups and racial ethnicities, caste now operates ...

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these ...

Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.

More than a 19th-century actress, Binodini Dasi was a woman who dared to write her life in ink, on her own terms. Her memoir ...

Kathmandu, June 17 -- ever National Dalit Round Table Conference concluded on Sunday with a 42-point declaration demanding justice, equality, and structural reform to address caste-based ...

We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations ...

Although India officially abolished the caste system decades ago, Dalits continue to face prejudice.Across large swaths of India, upper-caste people threaten or attack Dalits for reasons as simple ...

Traditionally known as the “Untouchables,” Dalits are a grouping of people in India who many use the name Dalit to describe their community; As the Indian Sanskrit translation of the word […] ...

The story so far: The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, has decided to conduct caste enumeration in the upcoming Census. As per Article 246 of the ...

In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take to finally break it. Plus, more from archives.