caste
Why Are Many Indians Fixated With The Purity of Their Bloodline?
Why do Indians think of ‘blood purity’ when it comes to marriage, even if the idea has been disproved scientifically? The answer lies in our history.
Seattle Becomes First US City to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination
Over 40 percent of foreign-born tech workers in Seattle, which is home to headquarters of companies like Amazon and Microsoft, are from India.
This Project Celebrates Love Across Caste Barriers
This powerful Instagram page dives deep into important conversations about inter-caste love through moving, real-life love letters, college workshops, and meaningful community engagement.
‘Our Kids Are Dying in Schools’: Is India’s Caste System Turning Teachers Into Killers?
On September 29, a school teacher accused of beating his student to death was arrested. Cops say it’s an isolated murder, but his family says it isn’t.
13-Year-Old Went to Police After She Was Gang Raped. Then a Cop Raped Her.
The horrific details came to light after the survivor narrated her ordeal to a child counselling centre.
How I Unlearnt Casteism Through My Intercaste Marriage
“Being born in an upper-caste household, you are conditioned. Whenever I'd do something wrong, my brother would ask me to stop behaving like our maid, and I would get deeply offended at the comparison.”
Not Even Indian Students in American Colleges Can Escape Caste Discrimination
A new policy at Cal State University is trying to change that, but they’re getting major pushback from a powerful Hindu American advocacy group.
What Coming Out of the ‘Caste Closet’ Was Like For These People
“It triggered hate on a scale I’d never imagined. On Instagram, the hate in the form of slurs and abuses was so much I had to deactivate my account for a week.”
This Organisation Gives At-Risk Interfaith Couples a Safe Space
Dhanak has been working for almost two decades now to help facilitate a dignified future for interfaith couples who have parted with their conservative families.
Four Beheadings in Ten Days: Revenge Killings Leave a Trail of Terror in India
While police investigate brutal decapitations in the south Indian state Tamil Nadu, activists say the root cause is centuries old.
To Racists Who Attacked Her Family, It Didn’t Matter She Made Olympic History
Vandana Katariya is India’s top hockey goal-scorer, but for some, she just wasn’t born into the right caste.
These Influencers Are Challenging a 3,000-Year-Old Form of Racism
200 million Indians are considered “untouchables” under a rigid Hindu caste system. But anti-caste activists are pushing back.