Throughout human history, three caste systems have stood out. The tragically accelerated, chilling, and officially vanquished ...

Explore the harrowing legacy of India's caste system, the struggles of Dalits, and the fight for change against centuries of ...

January, 2025, marks the ninth year since Rohith Vemula’s institutional murder. Dalits and Adivasis across India continue his ...

Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers ...

The fifth pillar of caste, according to Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” is the division ...

Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Millions of pilgrims hoping to cleanse their sins by ritual baths at India's Kumbh Mela festival rely on key lavatory workers to clear up behind them -- those born on ...

A look at the life, contributions, and enduring legacy of Babasaheb, a key figure in India's history and a champion of the ...

Northwestern’s Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities hosted a conversation about civil rights solidarity between race and ...

They occupy the bottom of south Asia's ancient caste system and were once called untouchables. Despite decades of Dalit activism and government reforms, they're among India's poorest. They're also ...