Caste System

India's "Untouchables" Break Through the Caste System

Ellis Cose | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


Ellis Cose

Some 60 years after India's "untouchables" gained equal status under the law, many of their fellow citizens still see them as the lowest of the low. But in one boarding school, Dalit kids are treated as equals.

India's 'Untouchables' Forced To Work In Dangerous Sewers (VIDEO)

Worldfocus | Martin Himmell | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


For all the progress seen in India's transformation into a modern global economy, the country remains strongly tied to the traditions of its caste ...

Asia's Very Own 'Fairness' Doctrine

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


Virginia M. Moncrieff

Put bluntly, dark skin is considered uncivilized in many parts of Asia. Fair people represent luxury and idleness, wealth and social standing.

Embrace the Paradox!

Daphne Beal | Posted 01.11.2009 | Entertainment


Daphne Beal

What I think Slumdog Millionaire does so effectively, in addition to portraying poverty up close, is deal with the media-driven, consumeristic vertigo that so many people in India experience