Wow!: Sidelined from academia, India’s Dalits archive caste history
Dalits say their history is neglected by Indian institutions – so they are combing home collections to build their own archives. VIDHI DOSHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination
Seattle, US AP The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first US city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia. Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown […]