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 ...

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 ...

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - The family of an Indian teenager from India's lowest Hindu social caste said he died on Monday after being beaten with a stick by a school ...

Indian society rests on a graded hierarchy called caste, which Dr BR Ambedkar described as “an ascending scale of reverence ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...

Violence and public humiliation of Dalits persisted, with data showing caste atrocities remain widespread and underreported. Policy interventions such as the Karnataka Social Boycott Bill and the ...