Shudra’ has been used as a slur in Manusmriti, Ramcharitmanas and other Hindu texts. And in common parlance, it is…
The close relationship between dogs and the people of Burzahom is depicted in the engraving on a stone slab at…
Govt opposed inclusion of Muslim and Christian Dalits in the SC category in a recent affidavit filed in the Court.…
The Scheduled Castes list is the only one that links reservation benefits with one’s religious identity. Former Rajya Sabha MP…
The demand for counting castes has increased in the recent times. Here's why supporters say it's necessary, and what the…
A crab-eating macaque using a stone hammer to crack open a nut. (Lydia V. Luncz) We humans may no longer have tails,…
Scientists claim they have created mice with two fathers in a breakthrough that could someday be replicated in humans. Katsuhiko…
Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer associated with the Gravettian culture (32,000-24,000 years ago). (Tom Bjoerklund) Hunter-gatherers took shelter from the ice age…
There was a critical point early in Earth's history when chemical reactions among the mix of organic molecules began to…
Accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. Researchers from the Max Planck…