Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans at ...

With Kamala Harris’ rise as the Democrat contender for the White House, the oldest and largest democracies of the world are now engaging in discussions of similar paradigms, with the issues of race ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination on Tuesday, after its local council voted to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. The move addresses ...

It is puzzling that in Bangladesh universities, both sociology and anthropology disciplines overlooked and neglected the Weberian model of multidimensional stratification system.

In the book, Teltumbde argues that caste is not a list of categories waiting to be counted but a graded hierarchy that governs access to dignity, education, land, labour, and power. Teltumbde ...

Gopa is currently the director of English Language Centre at the OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. As an educationist and a researcher, she earned her DPhil from the University of Oxford after her ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill, opens new tab that would have banned caste discrimination was seen as "heartbreaking" by the legislation's advocates while being ...

The California state Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make discrimination on the basis of caste illegal in the state. Sen. Aisha Wahab’s bill, SB 403, flew through the Senate in a 34 ...

From “The New York Times,” I’m Michael Barbaro. This is “The Daily.” [MUSIC PLAYING] Today, California is about to become the first state in the country to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s ...