Constructively criticising the Constitution is imperative at a time when its survival is threatened by the Hindutva project.

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

California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and ...

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

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she "otherwise loved very much" — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City ...

Like many recent arrivals to California, Prem Pariyar searched for work and a home within communities of fellow immigrants. So when coworkers at a South Asian restaurant in Davis refused to room with ...

The gathering, attended by a group of Brahmin MLAs and MLCs, was held on the sidelines of the ongoing assembly session and reportedly included a community dinner along with discussions on issues ...

On October 2, the government of the eastern Indian state of Bihar released the report of a survey on the state’s population by caste – a traditional hierarchical division in Hindu society. The state ...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s failure to identify slavery as the primary cause of the Civil War has created a firestorm. But the press is missing an important issue when reporting on ...

"Votebank" politics Figuring out which party can win in Uttar Pradesh depends on complex caste equations and what political strategists call “votebank” politics. Or, as the saying goes: It’s not how ...