Untouchability is an Indian phenomenon based on degrees of pollution and purity probably unrelated to race. Sometime around the fifth century CE castes evolved that were ranked below the fourfold varna (caste) system of Brahman (priest), Kshatriya...

In the Indian caste system, a Dalit, often called an untouchable, or an outcaste, is a person who according to traditional Hindu belief does not have any "varnas". Varna refers to the Hindu belief that most humans were supposedly created from different...

Caste discrimination was high on the list of historical wrongs and extraordinary injustices articulated at the WCAR. Ending 3000 years of religiously sanctioned caste discrimination against Dalit people was one of the challenges greeting the 12,000 delegates gathered in Durban. Over 200 Dalits traveled...

Bangalore, (Women's Feature Service) - Ruth Manorama, 42, born in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), grew up seeing her parents engaged in active social work, and developed an early inclination for the work herself. Her mother, Dorothy Dhanraj, was interested in women's education. Dorothy even resisted...