FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

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Members of India's lowest Dalit caste are fighting against discrimination by posting "mustache selfies" on social media. The posts are in response to a string of violent incidents in which Dalits in ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

Schaumburg Township District Library welcomes renowned Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan to discuss the Indian caste system in an online program on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Thenmozhi ...

Security forces were out in full force in India's financial capital Mumbai this week, as members of the country's low-caste Dalit community demonstrated against alleged violence by right-wing Hindus.

Christian leaders in New Delhi see both damage and opportunity in the wake of a historic rally against India’s oppressive caste system. At the November event, 50,000 Dalits (once known as ...

India’s top court has dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of a panel to examine if Dalit people who converted to Christianity or Islam are eligible for the government's social welfare ...