The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste ...

“So, the next census is going to be a historical census.” India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s ...

The hierarchical identity system continues to divide the nation of 1.4 billion people almost 100 years after calls for its ...

Now, the government wants to know more about how the caste system is playing out in modern-day India. The government is set ...

The disproportionate emphasis placed on the caste census raises concerns about the intent and the commitment of the ruling ...