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, ...

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

Annihilation of Caste is probably Dr Ambedkar’s most considered statement on the caste issue and its implications for Hindu society and India. It is very probably also the most thoughtful and most ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An Allahabad High Court order recommending the inclusion of content on the dangers of caste prejudice in school curriculum has come as a jolt for the national textbook preparation body, which has ...

“People think casteism only comes in the form of beatings or open abuse, but nowadays, it also comes in the form of subtle gestures,” Dr. Lakshmanan, an associate professor at the Madras Institute for ...

Family secrets, political intrigue and history come together in this compelling novel about India’s devastating caste system and long battle for independence from Britain. *Billed as $4.00 plus GST ...

On the list of interesting reads is a book that examines the endurance and violence of the caste system through the lens of the law, a portrait of the quiet coffee growing district of Kodagu, and a ...

The book looks at American history and the treatment of Blacks and finds what she calls an enduring, unseen and unmentioned caste system. Wilkerson’s book and an acclaimed biography of Malcolm X are ...