NHRC issues notice to Bihar election officials over RJD's controversial election song featuring minors and promoting ...

Young rapper Karab Surya’s debut track ‘Kelra’ confronts caste inequality, amplifying marginalized voices through powerful ...

With Assembly elections approaching in Bihar, state police have issued a strong warning against sharing songs or content with “provocative caste overtones” on social media platforms. The advisory ...

For Assam and the Northeast as a whole, Zubeen Da's passing is viewed as the end of an era. Yet his songs are more than ...

Bihar's politics is increasingly playing out on social media, with caste-based messages amplified through Bhojpuri songs and short videos. Supporters of various parties are using these platforms to ...

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, made several costly miscalculations in this year’s general election. He overestimated his own popularity. He underestimated the extent of economic angst, ...

The father of the Indian constitution was not allowed to sit inside the classroom at school. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) was a Dalit: formerly known as an “untouchable” at the bottom of India’s caste ...

If we stand next to one another, Thenmozhi Soundararajan and I look alike. We both have Indian immigrant roots and are the products of marriages between Hindu fathers and Christian mothers. We share ...

After Seattle officially became the first U.S. city to ban discrimination based on caste last week, the city council received praise — and also threats — from South Asians both in the United States ...

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 Bench led by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint stating that the widely circulated video from Samastipur featured minor children singing provocative political slogans, ...