The high court was hearing a criminal case involving atrocities under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, to a woman ...

Inter-Caste Marriage Scheme: In India inter-caste marriages are still difficult to achieve due to several reasons, mostly social pressure, family pressure and financial challenges. To change the ...

Inter-Caste Marriage Scheme: Even today, inter-caste marriages in many parts of India face social pressure, family resistance, and financial uncertainty. To break caste barriers and support couples ...

The State government is working to clear pending applications for the Inter-Caste Marriage Incentive Award through the Social Welfare Department on a fast-track basis and reduce the backlog. While ₹24 ...

FILE - Members of the audience listen to a speaker at a rally organized by National Conference of Dalit Organisations in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2005. Dalits, who belong to the lowest of ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

The top court in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has ruled that persons marrying under the Christian personal law should be considered to have converted to Christianity and abandoned their ...

I met Minal at a retreat center in rural England in March 2023, and we became fast friends. We were there to attend a Buddhist course, with six other women from different parts of the world. Over the ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one's birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...