The Indian caste system dictates the course of an individual's life — their profession, social circle, and sense of self. It ...

Dalits are the class of people formerly known as “Untouchables” in the Hindu religion, which are the lowest class. Under India’s national constitution they are given special rights and protection.

Jaipur: Shahu Patole, author of Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada talks about how in her village “seven castes till the same earth ...

India, the world’s largest democracy, finds itself threatened by the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological ...

Indian communist parties have often failed in weaving Indian identities into the language of left politics; Dalit or lower caste identities, gender-based identities, tribal identities are prominent ...