Shalini Sharma does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 ...

In the book, Teltumbde argues that caste is not a list of categories waiting to be counted but a graded hierarchy that ...

Caste is one of human history's oldest forms of inequality, legitimized by Brahmanical knowledge and enforced through caste-based violence and dehumanization. This paper argues that the anti-caste ...

On Dec. 12, 2023, the Mellon Sawyer Seminar hosted the panel “Legacies of Colonial and Postcolonial Gender, Sexuality, Caste, and Citizenship.” Community members engaged with the linked Anglo-colonial ...

Last fall, the DREAM Act, which would have provided a path to citizenship for undocumented students, was defeated by Congress despite the appeal of students from across the country, including some ...

Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University Long before the outbreak of COVID-19, a more pernicious form of social ...

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 ...

YUBA CITY, CA – Yuba City Mayor Wade Kirchner and the Sikh community have released a letter opposing Senate Bill 403 (SB 403) in the State Assembly. The letter raises concerns about the potential long ...