Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), on 30 April approved the enumeration of castes in the upcoming Census — a surprising decision that the ...

China’s hukou system is being compared with India’s caste structure on social media. While many argue that the household ...

China, the world's manufacturing powerhouse and a socialist state governed by a communist party, is being accused online of ...

Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans at ...

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 ...

On May 11, the California State Senate overwhelmingly passed SB 403, a measure which, if enacted, will make California the first state to ban discrimination in workplaces, schools, and elsewhere based ...

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FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

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 ...

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 ...