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

In colonial Latin America – called “New Spain” by European colonists – images of a white Jesus reinforced a caste system where white, Christian Europeans occupied the top tier, while those with darker ...

J.D. Vance delivered the address at the Heritage Foundation in Washington for the premiere of a documentary. ‘Live Not By ...

The Gupta Empire is widely regarded as India’s Golden Age. Although it existed for only about 230 years (from the 3rd century ...

Catholic bishops have allied with Thai opposition parties to urge the government to abandon a bill that aims to legalize ...

In the villages of Tamil Nadu and across India's urban parishes, a profound contradiction unfolds daily. "My faith teaches ...

Trump's attacks on elite universities echo the right-wing playbook Ronald Reagan created nearly six decades ago ...

Belagavi: The two-day national symposium on ‘Voices of the New Millennium: Literature, Society and Culture in Contemporary ...

India is a cradle of multiple civilisations, cultures, and religious beliefs. The Preamble of the Constitution begins “We, the People of ...

Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial district, exemplify the city’s rich history. For many years, however, there were few protocols for the ...

The U.S. strategy of engagement with China was based on the premise that, if the United States incorporated China into the global rules-based system, China would become more like the United States.

Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950. Essentially, a caste system is a rigid assignment of social status based on inheritance.