A study reveals caste biases in Bihar teachers' perceptions, leading to unfair evaluations of backward-caste students' ...
This chart shows Indian states by share of lower-caste/tribal population & share of population in three lowest wealth ...
Data from the National Family Health Survey shows shows that 46 percent of members of Scheduled Tribes in India fall under ...
The move last week by the Ontario’s Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to lay out a definition of caste discrimination in Canada is a huge step forward for civil rights, advocates say. In its ruling, the ...
The Tamil Nadu government had issued a historic order to remove caste-based names from streets, villages, residential ...
A provocative new book warns that counting castes may entrench them further instead of dismantling the system.
Sindhu Rajasekaran’s book is a Savarna reimagining of queerness, glossing over the dominance of caste in shaping desire, ...
Many are still not taken by the idea of a caste census, claiming that caste is no longer an issue and there is no correlation between caste and wealth. However, empirical evidence proves otherwise.
Opinion

Caste count

India’s decision to conduct a full caste census in 2027 marks a profound turning point in how the nation confronts its most enduring social hierarchy.
Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), on 30 April approved the enumeration of castes in the upcoming Census — a surprising decision that the ...
The Bihar government has released statistical data on the caste-based headcount conducted in the state this year. The data reveals that the extremely backward classes (EBCs) and other backward classes ...