Rise in inter-caste marriage applications positions Bengaluru as social trendsetter Applications for inter-caste marriages rise over 33% in 3 years as couples defy caste barriers; experts say number ...

The Bihar government's Inter-Caste Marriage Promotion Scheme aims to eliminate caste-based discrimination. Under this scheme, ...

I met Minal at a retreat center in rural England in March 2023, and we became fast friends. We were there to attend a Buddhist course, with six other women from different parts of the world. Over the ...

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 ...

Couples who have an inter-caste marriage in Madhya Pradesh can benefit from the government's incentive scheme. This scheme ...

The top court in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has ruled that persons marrying under the Christian personal law should be considered to have converted to Christianity and abandoned their ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Caste is an ancient system of social ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...