Recent debates over proposed changes in regulations issued by the UGC have triggered wider political discussions on caste privileges, social discrimination and social justice in institutions ...
(RNS) — Last month marked the 10th Dalit History Month, a worldwide, community-led observance recognizing the people and events throughout history that raised up India’s oppressed minority class, once ...
In an exclusive conversation with THE WEEK, activist Akkai Padmashali discusses how gender identity, caste, class, and citizenship intersect to shape the mental health of marginalised women in India ...
Mandal agitation in the 1990s to the recent UGC equity protests, upper-caste fears and the rise of Hindutva remain the ...
After seventy-five years, we continue to recognize the Indian Constitution as a transformative document that has contributed to justice, equality and fraternity. However, given that it remains, ...
In 19th-century India, the rigid caste system and gender norms severely restricted opportunities for women and lower castes. Amid this, Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule emerged as trailblazers who ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
(RNS) — Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once led a mass conversion of Dalits, or lower caste, to Buddhism. (RNS) ...