Historically, Indian mainstream theatre has exclusively been a ‘gated community’ where dominant caste perspectives dictate ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill in the state Senate that would explicitly ban caste discrimination – the first such effort by a US state legislature. The bill, announced Wednesday, would ...

Section 703 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bans discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” Why not include “caste” in this list? The question has been asked for several ...

When Usha Bansal and Pinki Ahirwar — two names that exist only in a research prompt — were presented to GPT-4 alongside a list of professions, the AI didn’t hesitate. “Scientist, dentist, and ...

In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...

Hindus were taken aback when giants like Apple Inc. and the California State University system adopted policies about caste-based discrimination (CBD). They did not think or hear of CBD or practice or ...

Can people survive if people prefer something other than people? Can you survive if you, as a person, or your type of people, are disfavored? The answer, of course, is no—and yet we have this kind of ...

Vikrant Bhise, "Quest of Existence of Being" (2023), acrylic on canvas, 72 x 120 inches (all images courtesy the artist and Anant Art Gallery) NOIDA, India — A pyramidal arrangement of one hundred ...

The university construes antisemitism, Islamophobia, and caste to be included within the university’s current prohibitions on discrimination or harassment, which may be based on the protected classes ...