RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat emphasizes social harmony and unity, warning against caste-based discrimination. Addressing attendees at a Swaminarayan temple, he underscores the importance of unity for the ...

Sanatan Dharma promotes social harmony and unity, says Bhagwat: decries caste discrimination ...

Teachers' body seeks Centre's stand on 'casteist remarks' by JNU V-C; demands her removal ...

What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of ...

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 ...

Villagers in Nabarangapur refused to carry a man’s body to the cremation ground due to his daughters’ inter-caste marriages.

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

In 2015, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a young activist, scholar, and co-founder of Equality Labs — a dalit civil rights organisation — spearheaded the first nationwide survey on caste discrimination in ...

In recent years, a number of colleges and universities have added caste to their list of prohibited classifications under their anti-discrimination policies. Two Hindu professors at a public ...

The death of a two-month-old infant following an alleged temple altercation and caste abuse claims triggered unrest in ...

Vijayendra Prasad acknowledged his own social background, stating that he belongs to an upper caste and was born into a ...