‘Dalit Dreamlands: Towards an Anti-Caste Future’ is on view April 6–June 10 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St. Suite 290, Oakland) and ARTogether (1200 Harrison St., Oakland). A Zindagi ...

Caste is one of human history's oldest forms of inequality, legitimized by Brahmanical knowledge and enforced through caste-based violence and dehumanization. This paper argues that the anti-caste ...

India’s low-caste voters humbled its powerful prime minister. Modi’s stunning setback in elections this week reflected the power of low-caste Hindus who rebelled against his ruling BJP.

There's a simple reason for that, says author Shahu Patole, a 62-year-old retired civil servant and a Dalit. "To upper-caste Hindus," Patole says, "we were not even humans.

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's Dalits and is now a MacArthur 'genius grant' awardee.

Statement by the International Dalit Solidarity Network * ... race has become coterminous with caste in the definition and exclusion of distinct population groups distinguished by their descent.

National. The ‘Invisible Dalits’: Will The Caste Sub-Categorisation Change Dalit Lives? While the NDA allies and social justice party leaders like Chirag Paswan and Ramdas Athawale have ...

Big Number. 67%. That’s the percentage of Dalits living in the United States who said they’ve experienced unfair treatment in the workplace, according to an Equality Labs survey of 1,500 ...

While the definition of caste has evolved over the centuries, under both Muslim and British rule, the suffering of those at the bottom of the caste pyramid – known as Dalits, which in Sanskrit ...

While the definition of caste has evolved over the centuries, under Muslim and British rule, the suffering of those at the bottom of the caste pyramid – known as Dalits, which in Sanskrit means ...

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi delivered a strong message on Wednesday condemning discrimination against Dalits and urging for an end to such practices. In his Independence Day message, the Governor ...

The Dalits - once known as Untouchables - hope to escape the prejudice and discrimination they often face. Laws designed to protect Dalit rights are ineffective, critics say. The ceremonies mark the ...