India’s Supreme Court upholds rights of poorest – but language reveals ‘bias’, study says

India’s Supreme Court prides itself on defending the rights of Dalits – historically the country’s most oppressed citizens. But a new study argues that the court’s own language has frequently reflected the caste hierarchies it aims to erase. About 160 million Indians are Dalits, once called “untouchables”, yet many remain trapped in menial jobs and shut out of social and economic opportunity.