Akash Delison's death in Tamil Nadu state has revived concerns about alleged custody killings in India.

*The plight of the Dalit people is the focus of the third edition of V.T. Rajshekar’s 1997 book “Dalit: The Black Untouchables of India.” Traditionally known as the “Untouchables,” Dalits are a ...

Bama also offers a powerful perspective on Dalit feminism, arguing that the experiences of Dalit women are distinct due to ...

MUMBAI, India – Dalit Catholics of the Kottapalayam village in the Kumbakonam Diocese of the India state of Tamil Nadu organised a hunger strike near the district collector’s office on July 21, ...

Christians across India set aside denominational differences to mark Dalit Liberation Sunday on Nov. 9, pledging solidarity with marginalized Dalit communities and renewing calls to end caste-based ...

Bengal is caste-less' is a hegemonic notion peddled by the Bhadralok. It swept the crucial question of Dalit struggle, first ...

In the villages of Tamil Nadu and across India's urban parishes, a profound contradiction unfolds daily. "My faith teaches that all are equal before God, yet I cannot drink from the same communion cup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dalits, classified as Scheduled Castes under India's Constitution, have historically faced marginalization within the caste system ...

A sign at a Dec. 8, 2006, hunger sit-in by Christian Dalits in New Delhi, India, displays the deep roots of the caste system in India. Dalits are low castes who perform menial jobs and are treated as ...

Pork rinds. Dried squirrel. Spicy fish eggs. Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada is part anthology, part cookbook and part rebuke to readers, who may presume Indian food is largely vegetarian. Yet this is a ...

Cardinal Anthony Poola has become the first Dalit to lead India’s Catholic bishops as the conference calls for repeal of anti-conversion laws violating religious freedom. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath ...