's a story from The Washington Post about Mayawati, a woman from India's lowest caste who has risen to become chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the nation's most populous state. Her political ...

The practice of forcing low-caste people in Indian communities to remove accumulated human waste from latrines is continuing despite legal prohibitions and must be stopped, says a leading advocacy ...

New Delhi, India (CNN)-- In an event considered rare, one of India's low-caste communities has declared its own distinct religion. Followers of a 14-century spiritual figure, Guru Ravidass, will ...

Explore the harrowing legacy of India's caste system, the struggles of Dalits, and the fight for change against centuries of oppression. A powerful story of resilience and hope against systemic ...

The 3rd edition of 'Dalit: The Black Untouchables of India' explores African ancestry and historic oppression of India’s Dalit people.

Former President K.R. Narayanan, the first “untouchable” from India’s pernicious caste system to occupy the office, died Wednesday. He was 85.

A man who is a Dalit, the lowest Indian caste, once known as "Untouchables," wants to defy tradition and ride a horse in his wedding procession.

In Indian politics, that is the fortress that onions hold. Onion is a vegetable that is an edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers, used in cooking. India ...

For a leader dubbed the "Untouchables Queen" who runs one of India's poorest states, it was indeed a birthday bash fit for royalty.