29 Palms, California, is home to the world’s largest Marine Corps Training Base. It’s an elaborately built facility with lego-like buildings, a bazaar, a mosque, and people role-playing as civilians,...

Yang has a habit of gently playing down his race. In this Democratic primary, that’s coming across as a bolder choice than it used to.

Born in a cowshed in India, Siddhant now works for Meta in California. But he hides his background as a Dalit and fears he can never reveal his true self.

Some activists and donors are trying to use the Hindutva ideology as a wedge issue to attract Indian American voters to the GOP—and to pressure Indian American politicians.

The West’s obsession with gurus has made him a regular on podcasts and panels. Some say he’s “a neoliberal guru for neoliberal times.”

A bill seeks to make caste a protected category.

Graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology are highly sought after by employers. They can also bring problems from home.

Never before have attacks on Muslims been so geographically dispersed, continuous, or chillingly unpredictable.

A judge agreed with the state that Hindu American Foundation had no standing to sue because it wasn't clear who they represented and who had been harmed by an enforcement action against Cisco Systems.

Cisco Systems Inc on Friday lost a court appeal to move to private arbitration a case over alleged caste discrimination in its Silicon Valley offices, where managers of Indian descent are accused of...

Federal agents descended on the massive temple in Robbinsville, N.J., as a lawsuit charged that low-caste men had been lured from India to work for about $1 an hour.

Indian workers are thriving in Silicon Valley but some say they face caste discrimination

A thousands-strong rally to honor the Indian prime minister—and the legions of protesters outside—showed how the community’s influence is growing ahead of 2020.

This is my confession -- and explanation.

The rising Hindu Right has helped lead the charge against anti-bias measures across the country.

The rising Hindu Right has helped lead the charge against anti-bias measures across the country.

From ‘Hindus for Trump’ to the Kamala Harris effect, this fast-growing group has significant political force

The West’s obsession with gurus has made him a regular on podcasts and panels. Some say he’s “a neoliberal guru for neoliberal times.”

Some activists and donors are trying to use the Hindutva ideology as a wedge issue to attract Indian American voters to the GOP—and to pressure Indian American politicians.

Sadhguru, who was seen with Will Smith in 2020 and most recently with Trevor Noah, has been accused of illegal construction in a protected forest.

The 51-year-old was arrested when she attempted to travel by bus from Kathmandu to Delhi.

Caste-based discrimination in the U.S. is not as widespread and overt as it is in South...

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Born in a cowshed in India, Siddhant now works for Meta in California. But he hides his background as a Dalit and fears he can never reveal his true self.

Meena Kotwal started a news outlet focused on Dalit and other marginalized groups in India, hoping that telling their stories would help improve their lives.

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status.

As migration from south Asia booms, Australia’s human rights commission is looking at stronger measures against caste-based discrimination

The community you're born into in places like India and Pakistan has historically determined where you work, who you marry and what your reputation is in life.

Foreign-born founders start a huge number of the U.S.’s most lucrative businesses. But new government policies are making it harder for them to stay.

Femaleness, Asian-ness, even beauty—the Miss Asian Global pageant aims to celebrate qualities that are often barriers in Silicon Valley. But can it transport its contestants from sexist trope to...

(RNS) — As Gabbard readies to launch her presidential race in early February, her connection to Indian Hindu political leaders is turning out to be one of her biggest obstacles.

Heylo, You may remember from a previous Loitering episode and newsletter that I mentioned an interview with Yashica Dutt, activist and author of Coming Out As Dalit, was en route.

Kidney disease has become epidemic among Nepali migrant laborers working in the extreme heat of the Persian Gulf, presaging the world's climate change future.