A provocative new book warns that counting castes may entrench them further instead of dismantling the system.

The suicide of senior Dalit police officer Y Puran Kumar lays bare India’s caste system, showing that even success can’t ...

The case, filed by Amrutesh Vallabhaneni, highlights the growing concerns about the exploitation of H-1B visa holders in the ...

Caste was skillfully transplanted from feudalism into the fertile ground of the modern Constitution, revived and legitimised ...

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

Stressing that the RSS believes everyone is a Hindu, Mohan Bhagwat said there is no need to eradicate caste but forget it altogether by drawing a "bigger line" as the Sangh does ...

The state has witnessed a continual recalibration of power among caste blocs and political parties within democratic bounds.

Sindhu Rajasekaran’s book is a Savarna reimagining of queerness, glossing over the dominance of caste in shaping desire, ...

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 ...

A century after the last caste count, India faces hard questions: will counting caste expose inequality—or entrench it under ...