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 ...

Evidence of alien life or cosmic pyramid scheme? A documentary filmmaker sparked a discussion of advanced Martian ...

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950.

Soundala’s move has been recognized as a people’s initiative for social change. Although the caste system is still a strong social phenomenon in many corners of Indian society, Soundala’s statement is ...

CHANDIGARH, (IANS) – A hard critic of the Khalistan movement and the survivor of a brutal attack in Vancouver in 1985, this 76-year-old former Canada’s British Columbia premier of Punjab origin, who ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Two Indian American professors at California State University (CSU) have alleged that CSU’s non-discrimination policy, amended to single out ‘caste’ as a protected category, ...

I didn’t see it as ‘art’ initially; it was just my reality. My father was a blacksmith for Tata Steel Coal Limited, and the soot, iron, and heavy manual labour were the backdrop of my childhood. The ...

SHILLONG — The organic linkages between caste and gender are a sociological fact. Despite this, there have not been many sustained attempts — either from professional sociologists or well-meaning ...

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services released a new set of dietary guidelines last month, with a message to "eat real food." At a Jan. 7 White House press ...

Dynasty: The Murdochs is a 4-part documentary series on Netflix that looks into one of the most powerful media families to ...