Illiterate and married off at age 10, Chaumar was forced into the only livelihood her family has known for generations. As a ...

Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around ...

sometimes referred to as the “untouchables.” They perform work that’s considered undignified or “befouling” and this may not even be considered a proper caste. The system considers Dalit ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

India’s caste system – which saw at the bottom the Dalit people (untouchables) who were considered so low as to be outside its rigid classifications – was officially dismantled in 1947.