This is especially true of Dalits, which is the broad term for the community that occupies the bottom rung of the caste ladder and suffers the unique stigma of untouchability. Dalits continue to ...

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 ...

The caste system is a social hierarchy that divides people into rigid categories at birth, with those on the lowest rungs of the ladder – many of whom self-identify as Dalits – on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...