Indian American professor becomes 1st Dalit recipient of $800K MacArthur ‘genius grant

Indian American historian and University of Cincinnati professor Shailaja Paik has been named one of 22 recipients of the 2024 MacArthur Fel...

Indian professors file appeal to remove caste from Cal State non-discrimination policy

California State University (CSU) professors Sunil Kumar and Praveen Sinha have filed an appeal in federal court challenging the dismissal o...

California Gov. Newsom vetoes bill banning caste discrimination in the state

“We made the world aware that caste exists in the U.S. and our people need a remedy from this violence,” said Thenmozhi Soundara...

Indian Americans call on California governor to veto anti-caste discrimination bill

Indian Americans at a protest rally in Sacramento on Saturday called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to veto the state’s anti-cast...

California a step closer to becoming 1st state to officially ban caste discrimination

California could soon become the first state in the country to officially ban caste discrimination. Moving forward: Sen. Aisha Wahab’s (D-CA...

California committee passes bill banning caste-based discrimination

The Assembly Judiciary Committee in California has passed Senate Bill 403 (SB403), a bill aimed at banning caste discrimination in the state...

Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination

Seattle has become the first city in the world outside of South Asia to implement a ban on caste as part of its anti-discrimination law. The...

Indian student allegedly beaten to death by upper caste teacher over misspelled word

A 15-year-old Dalit student was allegedly brutally beaten to death by an upper caste teacher after the boy made a spelling mistake on a tes...