caste system

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Caste Politics Proved Key To Oppn’s Stunning Success In LS Polls

This year’s general election in India arguably brought up more questions about the fairness of the electoral process than any other in…

1 year ago
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Casteism Even In Death: Shocker From Odisha Civic Body

In a shocking incident that has recently come to light, a civic body in Odisha -- Kendrapada Minicipality -- is…

2 years ago
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Seattle Bans Caste-Based Bias, Which Is Rife In SA Communities

Seattle became the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination against immigrants from stigmatized groups in South Asia’s…

3 years ago
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Dalit Women Face Bias Even In Schemes Meant To Help Them

Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the local market of a…

3 years ago
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‘Need To Completely Eradicate Caste System’

Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit school boy in Rajasthan after being beaten up by a teacher,…

3 years ago
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Cisco Accused Of Discrimination Based On Indian Employee’s Caste

California regulators sued Cisco Systems Inc on Tuesday, accusing it of discriminating against an Indian-American employee and allowing him to…

5 years ago
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Manu Statue Removal: 600 Dalit Activists Seek Sonia’s Intervention

A letter by well-known Dalit rights leader Martin Macwan, signed by over 600 concerned citizens, including scholars, writers, teachers, activists…

5 years ago
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Dalits Call For Centuries Of Oppression To Be Acknowledged

Spurred on by the anti-racism protests in the United States, Dalits (a marginalised community once referred to as "untouchables") have…

5 years ago
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In An Indian Village, A Woman’s Killing And Alleged Rape Opens Caste Divides

When the young woman limped toward shopkeeper Ravindra Prakash, pleading for help on a dark and foggy morning in the…

6 years ago

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