Several posts on X claim that China, too, has hierarchical social systems that marginalise some sections of society. What are ...

China, the world's manufacturing powerhouse and a socialist state governed by a communist party, is being accused online of having a birth-based caste system that shapes access to education, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

The bigger talking point for many Indians is the ‘hukou,’ China’s household registration system, introduced in 1950s, which ...

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 ...

Los Angeles-based actor Kapil Talwalkar is making his TheatreWorks debut. A native of Cupertino, Talwalkar recalls one of the ...

Protesting against increasing atrocities on the Dalit community. (Mayank Makhija / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

A bill that would make California the first state to ban caste discrimination cleared another hurdle this week when it was unanimously approved by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee, with one ...

Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., most of whom trace their roots to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, according to the group South Asian Americans Leading ...