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 ...

From lynchings and social boycotts to a historic caste census decision, 2025 showed that caste continues to shape violence, ...

New Study examines the prevalence of caste-based discrimination in India, why mainstream psychology often fails to capture ...

The Art of Living founder has put caste reconciliation on his public agenda. He organised the "Truth and Reconciliation" ...

Counting castes in India has always been about more than numbers - it is about who gets a share of government benefits and who doesn't. The country's next national census, scheduled for 2027, will - ...

Civic behaviour is shaped by a society conditioned to outsourcing the labour of cleaning to lower castes and women.

Almost eighty years after Independence, Dalits in India remain shackled by caste-based violence and systemic oppression. From brutal murders and sexual violence to everyday humiliations, the ...

Over the last six months, India's highest court has been headed by a man who hails from one of the most discriminated-against communities in India. Chief Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, who is set ...

I was born in India in the 1950s but grew up in Rhodesia, Southern Africa, under the laws of segregation. The white minority government declared independence from Britain in 1965 and made it unlawful ...