They represent “not an archaic ritual system but a dynamic aspect of modern economies.” Some believe that the market economy within India will ultimately erode caste. Dalit businessperson ...
Caste – an outlawed hereditary hierarchy – has continued to shape Indian society in overt and subtle ways. But calls for a ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Wilkerson identifies the shared features of the caste systems in three countries—Nazi Germany, India, and the United States—exploring their basis in divine will or natural law, the ways in which caste ...
KK Kochu spearheaded a cultural and democratic transformation in Kerala’s Dalit movement, steering it toward a cultural and democratic turn in the wake of the Mandal-Masjid era and the rise of ...
February 25, seven days ago, marks the birth anniversary of Balraj Madhok, who served as the fourteenth president of the ...
SNDP Yogam condemns caste discrimination at Sree Koodalmanikyam temple, urges government to take strict legal action.
Fr Devasagayaraj told AsiaNews that such situations, unfortunately, persist in southern India. For him, “Christ and Caste can’t go together.” New Delhi (AsiaNews) – The Indian Supreme ...
After waiting for a few days, I decided to go through the paper titled "Neo-liberal Economy and Middle-class Patidar ...
The Maharashtra BJP government recently launched a web portal to issue certificates to vendors from the Hindu Khatik caste ...