In the traditional system, those with status gained resources. In the modern system, those seeking resources often have to relinquish status and declare themselves oppressed and backward. Most ...

A video from 2023 showing a roadside interaction between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya Maharaj has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. The clip ...

Thus, we have here well-attested stories and references to women, the shudra and the former untouchable or forest ... to describe themselves as members of their varna or jati (loosely caste). The book ...

On 7 November 2012, up to 2,000 people attacked three Dalit settlements in the Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu in India, according to the International Dalit Solidarity Network (ISDN) with sources ...