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.

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 ...

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 ...

During the 1930s, Babasaheb Ambedkar also encountered the question of discrimination among Dalits. One person from the Mang community—considerably among the lower crust of Dalits in Maharashtra ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

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.

Crime against Dalits across India rose by 9.4% from 45,961 cases in 2019 to 50,291 in 2020, Reuters reported, citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

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.

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.