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India celebrates Ambedkar's 135th birth anniversary

India's caste system remains entrenched, with legal reforms stalling and regressive laws reinforcing caste hierarchies.

India's Film Censorship Is Getting More Political - and a New Data Leak Reveals Just How Deep It Runs

India's film censor board demanded edits and even replacing "caste" with "varna" in subtitles, delaying certification of a film critiquing the caste system.

fromwww.dw.com

8 months ago

India: Did temple officials cover up mass murders of women? DW 07/25/2025

"I am filing this complaint with an extremely heavy heart and to recover from an insurmountable sense of guilt ... I can no longer bear the burden of memories of the murders I witnessed..."

Social justice

fromwww.dw.com

9 months ago

In India, caste still defines who cleans cities DW 07/22/2025

77% of India's sewer workers are from the Dalit community, indicating pervasive caste discrimination in sanitation services.

SF politics

fromwww.npr.org

11 months ago

India will include caste details in its next census

India's next census will include caste details, influencing socio-economic and political dynamics.