The suicide of senior Dalit police officer Y Puran Kumar lays bare India’s caste system, showing that even success can’t ...
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, ...
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.
Anand Teltumbde’s book, The Caste Con Census published by Navayana, shares his experience as a data scientist is evident, ...
A debate has erupted online and in Indian social circles worldwide. The subject is U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who has been criticized for hoping that his Hindu wife, Usha, might one day share his ...
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he had established the Kaginele Peetha as the voice of all oppressed communities and reiterated his lifelong opposition to the RSS, the caste ...
Prominent among those who declined to participate in the survey, also known as 'caste survey' were Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and his wife, Rajya Sabha member, Sudha Murty.
Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan is thanking to the legendary director Martin Scorsese for lending a gentle guiding hand in ...
The Krishnagiri Principal District Sessions Court delivered a landmark verdict on November 14, 2025, awarding triple life ...
India’s census in 2026 will be the most significant since independence. Politics will be reshaped along the lines of caste, ...
A party’s vote share is calculated as a percentage of the total votes cast in the state. One reason why the RJD’s share is higher than the BJP’s is that its votes came from 143 constituencies as oppos ...