#CasteSystem
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History
The Vaikom Satyagraha – A Movement against Caste System
An overview into how the Vaikom Satyagraha, an anti-caste protest for access to mandirs, helped create a community of native…
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Society
Caste in Pakistan: A lived reality
The legacy of caste-based exclusion in Pakistan has deep historical roots that existed in the sub-continent centuries Written by Rimsha…
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Racism
How India’s caste system limits diversity in science
Diversity gaps are common in science in many countries but they take different forms in each nation. The situation in…
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Feature
How India’s caste system keeps Dalits from accessing disaster relief
Many of the 280 million Dalits that form 20 percent of India’s population today still live on the fringes of…
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Anthropology
Residential Segregation in Mithi and Karachi
The structure of Mithi Town, in Tharparkar, is built around caste neighborhoods, and even today no family that belongs to…
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Blogs
It is time to talk about caste in Pakistan and Pakistani diaspora
Concerns raised by Dalit and anti-caste thinkers from Pakistan often remain ignored and outright dismissed, especially by caste and class…
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World Literature
Dalits’ Dreams Deferring – A Poem from Nepal
The statue they craft is put inside the temple, but they are stopped at entrance, forbidden to worship! [author title=”Sushant…
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Blogs
Sindhis are not a caste-free society
Many scholars and writers feel that Sindhi society is a relatively caste free society. For Indian Sindhis and the Sindhi…
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History
Aryan invaders imposed caste system in Indian subcontinent
The Aryans that invaded the Indo-Pak Subcontinent had the fear that if no action was taken, they being in minority…
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