The Untouchables of India: The Millions Without Hope. Posted: January 21, 2025 | Last updated: January 21, 2025. Explore the harrowing legacy of India's caste system, ...

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, ... to the Dalits, formerly known as the “untouchables,” who were made to work as cleaners and waste pickers. ...

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.

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 ...

Born in 564 B.C., Buddha spent a significant portion of his life in India combatting chaturvarna, an ideology that would eventually evolve into the caste system.

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, ... to the Dalits, formerly known as the “untouchables,” who were made to work as cleaners and waste pickers. ...

The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950. India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory.

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, ... to the Dalits, formerly known as the “untouchables,” who were made to work as cleaners and waste pickers. ...

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, ... to the Dalits, formerly known as the “untouchables,” who were made to work as cleaners and waste pickers. ...