The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste ...

Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar highlights unemployment, migration, and a failing education system as key issues for the ...

Across the world, May 1 is set aside to honour the dignity of labour and the long struggle for workers’ rights. In India, ...

The hierarchical identity system continues to divide society — nearly 100 years after calls for its abolition.

Anjum Manhas India, characterized by vast diversity, carries the complex legacy of the caste system-a centuries-old social ...

Now, the government wants to know more about how the caste system is playing out in modern-day India. The government is set to ask people questions about their caste in the next census — the ...

India is prepared for caste enumeration in the upcoming Census, with expert advice from Professor Sukhdeo Thorat.

Instead of caste census, what India truly needs is a nationwide, dynamic database that can provide granular insights required ...

A caste census will lead to demands for reservations in jobs and education proportional to the population share. Hindu upper castes are anxious that their share will shrink.

One of the dictionary definitions of the English phrase ‘coming to one’s senses’ is — ‘to become reasonable after acting ...