In a wide-ranging conversation, Jnanpith laureate Pratibha Ray reflects on her lifelong commitment to humanist writing rooted ...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat emphasizes erasing caste from minds to eliminate discrimination and promote societal unity in India.

Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for ...

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 ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed, opens new tab by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill earlier this month that would have made California the first state to ban caste-based discrimination. Senate Bill No. 403 would have expanded the definition of ...

(RNS) — When Sen. Strom Thurmond and other Southern Democrats set out to defeat the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s, they argued that there was no need to take any measures to counter ...

(Reuters) - State Senator Aisha Wahab authored the bill vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom that would have made California the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. Wahab had called ...