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 ...

Explore the origins of the caste system, rooted in political and economic factors rather than purity, pollution, or race.

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

Madras High Court stays order on caste-based societies, limiting the stay to the South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam's ...

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 ...

OAK FOREST, ILL. — A blaze that killed a couple and their 3-year-old son in their suburban Chicago apartment may have had its point of origin on the other side of the world, in India's ancient Hindu ...

We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations and shenanigans, a genre Americans apparently can’t get enough of these days.