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.

When Amit (name changed on request) was admitted to the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, he was elated. “I was ...

In much of South Asia, race has become coterminous with caste in the definition and exclusion of distinct population groups distinguished by their descent. Despite formal protections in law ...

The oppressor/oppressed castes terminology, derived from critical race theory and contemporary US woke and DEI ideologies, is ...