Justice Jay Sengupta observed that the provisions of the SC/ST Act were not prima facie attracted if the alleged caste based ...

During a speech a a public meeting in July the lawyer allegedly used repeated references to “caste” and described certain ...

Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power next month. More than two-thirds of ...

Federal Lawsuit Dismissed: A judge dismissed the Hindu American Foundation’s (HAF) federal lawsuit against California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD), ruling the plaintiffs lacked standing. The ...

Late journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and a clutch of eminent personalities formed Sabal Bharat (Strong India), a group under whose aegis they launched a movement, Meri Jati Hindustani (My Caste is Indian ...

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 ...

An Indian court has denied Christians of Dalit origin legal protections meant for lower caste people, saying a person who converted to Christianity cannot claim to be a member of a lower caste group.

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 ...