The Dharmashastras, among which Manusmriti remains preeminent, clearly distinguishes between Shudras and the twice-born castes ...

The persistence of caste stigma against Dalits in India is a complex issue rooted in historical, social, economic, and ...

India’s film certification body accused of censoring anti-caste film ‘Phule’ under pressure from so-called upper caste groups ...

The announcement marks a high-profile intensification of the government’s efforts to claim Ambedkar. On March 30th Mr Modi ...

Dalit – Member of what was traditionally considered to be the lowest caste in the Indian caste system. Previously referred ... one of the two great Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

Migrants gradually made their way down India's coast over a few thousand ... distinctive in appearance and outside the Hindu caste system. Many retain their own languages, which are distinct ...

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.

Shudra: The Rising is a Hindi language film with a storyline based on the caste system in ancient India, and more specifically the Hindu Varna system. It is directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal and ...