Explore the origins of the caste system, rooted in political and economic factors rather than purity, pollution, or race.

The man in the crowd -- Part one. Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. The afterlife of pathogens -- An old house and an infrared light -- An American untouchable -- Part two. The ...

On June 19, 1865, union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation that had been issued some two and a half years earlier. More than 150 years later, President Joe ...

In her address, Dr Sharma argued that the NCERT syllabus for students aged 12 to 14 reflects a clear ideological bias, particularly in its treatment of medieval Indian history. She noted that Muslim ...

Anand Teltumbde mines data and history to analyse the narrow framing, as well as futility, of a caste census in his new book ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official trailer for “Origin” distributed by Neon. In a montage of the ...

Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for ...

The question is not whether caste hierarchies exist in prisons (they do) but whether the administration will confront its own complicity ...