DURBAN, South Africa, Sept. 5 -- Growing up as an "untouchable" in southern India, Sanga Priya Pilliyar was forbidden to eat from the same plates or cups as her schoolmates from higher Hindu castes.

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

In effect, the word ‘Harijan’ has been banned by the government in caste certificates and all official communication. In 1982 ...

The Art of Living founder has put caste reconciliation on his public agenda. He organised the "Truth and Reconciliation" Conference in New Delhi to reconcile Dalits with upper caste Hindus and end ...

As a young girl growing up in Ajmer, a small town in the Western Indian state of Rajasthan, journalist and author, Yashica Dutt, 38, says that she was painfully aware of the many sacrifices her mother ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A former rebel fighter and member of India’s “untouchable” caste is taking on caste-based discrimination with packaged foods that would have been regarded as ...

PATNA, India (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day's work and improve their ...