In crafting its Constitution, India chose not to abolish caste but to leverage it as a framework for social equity through ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

Anand Teltumbde talks about his recent writing, ideas of the caste census, recollections of time in prison and life ...

One of the biggest failures of the RSS ideology is its fumbling, and faltering efforts to glorify Hindutva (or Sanatan) even while trying to convince the people that it condemns an integral part of ...

Andy Mukherjee is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies and financial services in Asia. Previously, he worked for Reuters, the Straits Times and Bloomberg News. For the first ...

Traditional leaders of Oguta, in the Oguta local government area of Imo State yesterday announced the abolition of the outcast (Ohu) system, which was a ...

Bihar released the results of a historic caste-based survey in October 2023, mapping the state’s demographic and economic landscape. This comprehensive exercise counted all castes for the first time ...

Written and directed by the exceptionally talented Ava DuVernay, the film — a masterful adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” — unflinchingly ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

To address discrimination against persons, the traditional leaders of Oguta, in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, on Sunday, abolished the age-long outcaste (Ohu) system, which had been a ...