Illiterate and married off at age 10, Chaumar was forced into the only livelihood her family has known for generations. As a ...

However, hidden in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for over a century is one of the most enigmatic mummies in history: Bashiri, “The Untouchable.” READ ALSO: FDA issues warning on coffee ...

Caste segregates individuals at birth into predetermined social groups with Brahmins, who served society historically as academics and priests, at the top, while Dalits—previously known as ...

One of the few men who have risen from the malodorous sink which is below the lowest caste of India is Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, No. 1 Untouchable. This plump, cheery, bespectacled man of no ...

sometimes referred to as the “untouchables.” They perform work that’s considered undignified or “befouling” and this may not even be considered a proper caste. The system considers Dalit ...