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

The caste system, as it actually works in India is called jati. The term jati appears in almost all Indian languages and is related to the idea of lineage or kinship group. There are perhaps more than ...

More than 240 million people in South Asia live a precarious existence, shunned by much of society because of their ranks as untouchables or Dalits at the bottom of a rigid caste system.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday has passed, and we are heading into Black History Month, making this a good moment to ...

In part to raise awareness about caste frictions, Shamugan co-founded the Ambedkar King Study Circle ... maintain that even talking about the caste system outside its native contexts not only ...