The father of the Indian constitution was not allowed to sit inside the classroom at school. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) was a Dalit: formerly known as an “untouchable” at the bottom of India’s caste ...

New Delhi: A Delhi University faculty member facing major penalty proceedings over a study material on B R Ambedkar, Manusmriti and caste debates has pushed back — turning the case into a wider ...

“The Cisco caste discrimination case is a major milestone in the transnational anti-caste movement,” Ajantha Subramanian, Indian American professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard University, said.

B.R. Ambedkar’s political ideas have not ceased to inspire and mobilize people to this day. His views on caste, labor, women, education, and people’s rights and representation have resonated not only ...