The California State University system, America’s largest public higher education system, recently added caste, a birth-based social hierarchy system, to its anti-discrimination policy, allowing ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

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 ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Suprakash Majumdar is a Dalit journalist. He is based in Delhi and writes on social justice issues from the perspective of India's caste system. A new Bollywood movie is galvanizing Hindu audiences ...

(RNS) — As more institutions adopt policies against caste discrimination, disagreements about caste's prevalence among those in the Hindu diaspora are stronger than ever. (RNS) — Nearly a decade ago, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has a decision to make. A bill passed out of the California legislature awaits his signature, banning so-called “caste” discrimination. The bill’s backers allege rampant, systemic ...

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