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‘Why not mother’s caste?’: Supreme Court allows SC certificate for girl based on caste of mom

Supreme Court allows a Puducherry minor to receive an SC certificate based on her mother’s Adi Dravida caste, keeping the larger legal question on caste inheritance open.
Ars Technica

As Big Tech grapples with caste-based discrimination, Apple explicitly bans it

To help combat caste-based discrimination, the Indian government saves spots at the best Indian universities for lower-caste students, who often take that opportunity and turn it into a tech job in ...

The Big Blind Spot: How Caste Still Shapes Tamil Nadu's Society

This story appeared as The Big Blind Spot in Outlook’s December 11 issue, Dravida, which captures these tensions that shape ...

When Dalit demands and upper-caste anxieties collided in the making of India’s Constitution

Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put ...
Forbes

Seattle Bans Caste Discrimination: What That Means And Why The Movement Against Social Stratification Is Growing

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Indian government to include caste questions in census for first time since independence

Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...
The Logical Indian

Maharashtra Woman ‘Marries’ Boyfriend’s Corpse After Family Allegedly Kills Him Over Inter-Caste Relationship; Father, Brother Arrested

In a shocking act of defiance, a Maharashtra woman wed her murdered boyfriend's body amid family arrests over inter-caste ...
WGBH

No Escape From Caste On These Shores, 'Untouchables' From India Say

This article is part two of a four-part series. Read part one, part three and part four. This series was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. "Untouchables" from India, now more often ...

Breaking Caste Hierarchies: Periyar’s Continued Relevance In Gen Z Lives

From memes to podcasts, Periyar’s ideas on caste, gender, and equality are inspiring a new generation to question hierarchies ...
Time

From Jan. 6 to Tyre Nichols, American Life Is Still Defined by Caste

Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, is the author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, from which this essay is adapted; ...

Caste Discrimination in US: Dalit Activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan's Groundbreaking Survey and Advocacy

A groundbreaking US survey revealed widespread caste discrimination among Dalits, challenging the notion that it's confined to South Asia. Activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan spearheaded the research, ...
Mint

Caste Census: What it means, why it matters, and how it could be a political tinderbox?

Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), on 30 April approved the enumeration of castes in the upcoming Census — a surprising decision that the ...