The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced a complete ban on caste-based references in police records and public spaces, acting on directives from the Allahabad High Court aimed at curbing caste ...

Periyar spoke of caste abolition for decades. This collection of his speeches shows how his self-respect model still left Dalit oppression unresolved.

In a landmark policy shift, the Government of India has announced it will conduct a caste survey alongside Census 2021, breaking from its long-held stance. The decision, taken at a Cabinet meeting ...

With around five months left for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP is focusing on governance, development and ...

On October 2, the government of the eastern Indian state of Bihar released the report of a survey on the state’s population by caste – a traditional hierarchical division in Hindu society. The state ...

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. In the 1990s, the Anthropological Survey of India presented a book that summarized seven years of field research on the ...

Delhi University's 2026 student union election has unfolded amid a year of protests, education controversies, caste debates ...

The Tamil Nadu Congress will hold public meetings and discussions across 10 major cities as part of its statewide campaign.

The caste system, deeply rooted in India’s socio-cultural fabric, has historically influenced various aspects of life, including social status, economic opportunities, and access to resources. The ...

NEW DELHI: In a surprise decision, the Centre on Wednesday announced that the caste census will be included in the next national census exercise in a “transparent manner”. Making the announcement at a ...

New Delhi: All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931, but at the time of the first census of independent India in 1951, the then government ...

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with population of nearly 220 million, goes to the polls from Feb. 11 to Mar. 8 in what will be the biggest democratic election in the world this year. Here's a look ...