This is the third part of an ongoing series, which traces the origins of India’s people and civilization. Previous parts can be found here: Unraveled: Where Indians Come From, Part 1, and, Where ...

LUCKNOW: The Dalits in Uttar Pradesh have come under attack again from the minority community. In the latest case, 13 Dalits have been injured in Godsara villag ...

India News: NEW DELHI: Like the much-discussed symbol of their martial triumph over caste Hindus — Bhima Koregaon — even the word ‘Dalit’ has a British link.

Numerous Indian Christians come from Dalit and Tribal backgrounds, many drawn to the gospel as a means of fleeing the Hindu social order’s oppressive caste system. In 2008, ...

National. How Dalits Are Telling Their Own Stories Dozens of Dalit journalists have started their own YouTube channels and websites to become the voices of the community.

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these ...

While Dalit History Month has come a long way, with Washington becoming the first state to officially celebrate it and California’s Senate currently pending SB 403, a bill to ban caste-based ...

Human Rights Watch has received information about human rights abuses against Dalits in virtually every sphere of life in Nepal, including marriage, religious practice, access to land, and access ...

But even his long stint in government did not help him carve for himself a pan-India Dalit constituency. He remained by and large a leader of his Jatav caste in Sasaram, Bihar.