Caste

Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

How do casteism, bigotry continue to thrive in IITs?

A death allegedly by suicide, a resignation that exposes caste-based discrimination; happenings at IIT Madras are a sign of a deeper problem

Ahmedabad: Castist goons attack Dalit man for ‘sporting moustache’

An FIR was lodged against six named and four unnamed people under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Prevention of Atrocities Act

Bihar: Dalit youth humiliated, tortured outside former Panchayat leader’s house

Police warn that the main accused in the case, Abloo Singh is still absconding as of Thursday afternoon

UP: Dalit youth brutally attacked, 3 men arrested

Members of an "upper-caste" family viciously attacked a 22-year-old Dalit, severely injuring his private parts

The Hinduism I used to know

Communally charged atmosphere has become rather unnerving

Delhi court directs FIR against caste-abusive terms in DSSSB questions paper

The Selection Board in its exam held for selection of primary teachers used caste abusive terms in its question papers, two years in a row

Rajasthan Govt amends Prison rules to prohibit religion & caste-based discrimination

The High Court had observed a research paper by CHRI to note the caste/religion-based allocation of labour in jails

Inter-caste couples can now choose their children’s caste

Tamil Nadu Government stops issuing class-based community certificates to such children of ‘Inter-caste’ couples

Two Dalit labourers in Uttar Pradesh survive brutal assault by upper-caste mob

On the eve of New Year 2020, two Dalit labourers were allegedly beaten by a mob of uppercaste men. Nearly a week goes by and state police continue to remain inactive regarding the matter.

Haryana: Man stabbed by brothers-in-law for inter caste marriage

Neeraj was stabbed to death allegedly by brothers-in-law who were angry about their sister's inter-caste marriage despite the family’s consent

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