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 ...

Muziris Biennale, that dives into the lives of migrant brick kiln workers, forces viewers to acknowledge lives they usually ignore ...

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 outlaw ...

David Brooks’ call for disrupting the caste system (“Reforms need to overcome the new segregation” Las Vegas Sun, Aug. 22) will be even more difficult after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill ...

Caste shapes every aspect of Indian culture and culture. As Dalit American activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan writes in The Trauma of Caste, this “system of exclusion…ranks people at birth affects over ...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends his article on the caste system, welcoming the ensuing debate. He highlighted Congress's commitment to social justice by empowering backward caste leaders, ...