The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It ...

Explore the harrowing legacy of India's caste system, the struggles of Dalits, and the fight for change against centuries of oppression. A powerful story of resilience and hope against systemic ...

Scholars of caste—India’s longstanding, religiously-based system of social hierarchy—will gather ... while Dalits—previously known as “untouchables”—at the bottom performed menial work like street ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

However, diaspora communities in Canada are also grappling with issues of caste. The Ram temple ... Dalits have long been ostracized as the ‘untouchables’ in Indian society.

with a scholar from the Dalit caste — the “untouchable” lowest tier of India’s caste system — telling Wilkerson he feels a kinship with them as well as Black people. The book “Caste ...