caste system

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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…

6 months 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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,…

2 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 years ago

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