Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

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 ...

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Demand for OBC quotas, even within women's reservation, is not new. It is, in fact, a primary reason why women's quota ...

Actor-director R. Parthiban has secured court backing to be officially recognized without caste or religion, aiming for a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2005, Living Smile Vidya, an Indian theatre artist who identifies as a transgender woman, was living in a commune for transgender persons in Pune, Maharashtra. There, she was once asked if she eats ...

The Telangana government has released the findings of its 2024-25 caste survey, covering 1.12 crore families and 3.55 crore ...