Dalit Catholics of the Kottapalayam village in the Kumbakonam Diocese of the India state of Tamil Nadu organised a hunger ...

The High Court of southern Tamil Nadu has ordered the state government to ensure that socially poor Dalit people can enter ...

Moses, Hammurabi, and Manu are considered as the 'First Lawgivers' of ancient civilisations. The Manusmriti, composed between 200 BC and 200 AD, is the text which regulated the day-to-day ...

Dalit Catholics say they’re not allowed to be part of annual feast at St. Mary Magdalene Church at Kottapalayam in Tamil Nadu ...

This guide equips journalists with the tools and resources to report on conflicts over land and its resources, such as water and forests.

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these conversions has been slow on account of bureaucratic hurdles.

K Balachander’s Apoorva Raagangal (Rare Melodies) is a landmark Tamil film often cited for being the breakthrough lead role ...

Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.

As Uttar Pradesh champions cow-based medicines, we explore the turbulent politics, deep-seated myths, and violent realities ...

Bimal Roy’s cinema has always been one of social relevance—he asks important questions through his characters, often highlighting the dichotomy of traditional societal norms and gendered expectations.

Economists, rights activists, and civil society members stress the need for a serious and transparent evaluation of the interim government’s performance as it approaches the completion of its first ye ...

Sometimes compared to India’s Untouchables caste, the Bantu have endured centuries of persecution. In the 1800s, their ancestors were kidnapped from Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi by slave ...