Caste system
In Photos: The Short, Tragic Lives of India's Sewer Cleaners
The task of cleaning human faeces often falls on Dalits, a community deemed the lowest in the ancient Hindu caste system.
An Indian Court Endorsed Intercaste Marriages, Saying It's the Only Way to Kill the Caste System
"These changes must be accepted by the elders and this change is infact good for the society in rooting out the caste system."
In Southern India, Women Are Being Sexually Exploited in the Name of God
The Devadasi practice that makes women ‘wives of god’ might have been banned, but women are still finding themselves stuck in the inhuman tradition.
Jack Dorsey went to India to promote Twitter. He started a huge fight instead.
“Dorsey for a day got to experience what it is like to be a Dalit woman and guess what: it's not pleasant."
In West Bengal, Even the Spirits Need to Abide By India's Caste System
Sometimes, social hierarchies don't stop at the grave.
How Does Caste Discrimination Affect the British Bhangra Scene?
Class division is tearing the UK's bhangra scene apart. Can music bring people back together again?
Why Hasn't the Government Banned Caste Discrimination in the UK?
A survey we conducted in London found that 20 percent of people have been personally affected, so it's strange the government is still dragging its feet.
Clashes Erupt as Indians Rally to Protest Affirmative Action Caste Quotas
The protests, led by the influential Patel community, were opposed to a policy that sets quotas for lower castes in government employment and schools.
Free Love Protesters in Delhi Spent Valentine’s Day Being Chucked in Police Vans
The rally – in honour of same-sex, inter-caste and inter-faith marriages – was shut down almost immediately by local police.