Dalit women are among the most oppressed groups in the world and are often victims of sexual violence or even murder. Dalit children top the list of dropouts in India once they reach upper primary ...

The Census 2027 will include a caste enumeration, contrary to misleading social media claims, as confirmed by the Press ...

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The Union Government has officially issued a notification for conducting a nationwide caste-based census, marking the launch of India’s first decadal population exercise in 16 years. The two-phase ...

The number of citizens indicating they have transcended community identities, such as those committed to egalitarian ideals ...

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Caste, a word foreign in origin but deeply immersed in India's identity today, has travelled centuries and continents. From colonial classification to present-day politics, it continues to define ...

In a state where the BJP is seen as “party of Savarna" or upper caste, an ally like PMK will take away a lot of DMK’s caste-based rhetoric during campaigning in Tamil Nadu, BJP sources reveal.

Census set in motion, caste in focus The census data is vital for the country which has been undergoing rapid changes demographically, economically and socially.

Further, when the French lost large parts of their imperial territories in India in 1763, both the caste system and the pariah came to be largely associated with the French criticism of British India.

Debates around caste and its role in public life has resurfaced following the announcement that a caste Census will be conducted in 2026-27. This move has stirred discussions about the representation ...