Caste at the Centre: 2025 and India’s Unfinished Struggle

From lynchings and social boycotts to a historic caste census decision, 2025 showed that caste continues to shape violence, ...
Forbes

Seattle Bans Caste Discrimination: What That Means And Why The Movement Against Social Stratification Is Growing

Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans at ...

No particular caste can claim right to administer a temple: Madras High Court

CHENNAI: No caste can claim a right over the administration of a temple, the Madras high court has said, asserting that a ...
Ars Technica

As Big Tech grapples with caste-based discrimination, Apple explicitly bans it

To help combat caste-based discrimination, the Indian government saves spots at the best Indian universities for lower-caste students, who often take that opportunity and turn it into a tech job in ...

Top Five Spiritual Leaders Challenging Caste Discrimination In India

The Art of Living founder has put caste reconciliation on his public agenda. He organised the "Truth and Reconciliation" ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Indian government to include caste questions in census for first time since independence

Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...

Students alleges caste discrimination by teachers in Alawalpur village adopted by Ravi Shankar Prasad

Students in Alawalpur allege caste discrimination by teachers, claiming forced labor and segregation based on caste in their ...
WGBH

No Escape From Caste On These Shores, 'Untouchables' From India Say

This article is part two of a four-part series. Read part one, part three and part four. This series was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. "Untouchables" from India, now more often ...
Time

Caste Discrimination Exists in the U.S., Too—But a Movement to Outlaw It Is Growing

In late January, California State University added caste to its non-discrimination policy. With more than 437,000 students and 44,000 employees statewide, it is the largest academic institution to do ...
jagranjosh.com

History of caste-based regiments in the Indian Army: Here's all you need to know

In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Samajwadi Party in its election manifesto promised to form a caste-based Ahir Infantry Regiment, if they came in power. Also, Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad ...
The Hindu

‘Caste no bar’, in words if not in action

While many young Indians are showing an interest in marrying across caste, indications are that not many actually go ahead and cross caste boundaries. Recent research by Amit Ahuja, assistant ...

Science of caste: How a Maharashtra govt officer is using psychology and science to dismantle social barriers

Breaking the regressive caste walls that stood firm and shamed humanity for ages was something Nanasaheb Gangabai Anandrao Kadam aspired to since childhood. Kadam, who started his career as an ...