It was approved 34-1. The caste system places people in rigid categories at birth. Those on the lowest rungs of this social ladder – many of whom self-identify as Dalits – can face slurs ...

NEW DELHI — The president of India recently received a letter from a young man in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. It included graphic details of how the writer said he had been abused by ...

Despite reforms over the decades, those perceived as being on the lowest rungs of the caste ladder still regularly face discrimination and violence from upper castes. And groups like Dalits ...

In Haryana, Jats have been demanding OBC status although they rank higher in the caste ladder. Jats in Rajasthan have succeeded in a similar endeavour. Before the recent UP assembly polls ...

Those supporting the caste-based poll say it will help the government identify and target social welfare schemes to the lower rungs of the social ladder. Among younger, urban Indians caste is ...