In India, caste oppression is a persistent and insidious reality that continues to affect millions, even in communities that formally reject caste divisions. The Christian community, which upholds the ...

Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar highlights unemployment, migration, and a failing education system as key issues for the ...

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

As the country revisits its complex caste history - from colonial-era classifications to Mandal-era mobilisations - the ...

In the run up to 2024 elections Rahul Gandhi in particular talked of the need for caste census. This was supported by many opposition leaders. Congress ruled states and NDA ruled Bihar also ...

The hierarchical identity system continues to divide society — nearly 100 years after calls for its abolition.

Despite the complexities involved in executing it, India is equipped to carry out the proposed caste enumeration as part of the forthcoming national Census, according to noted economist and social ...

A caste census will lead to demands for reservations in jobs and education proportional to the population share. Hindu upper castes are anxious that their share will shrink.

Vikramarka highlighted that no caste census had been conducted in India since 1930, and Telangana’s initiative was the first successful effort post-independence. Conducting such a survey was a complex ...

India Caste Enumeration: The next decennial Census of India is set to break new ground by including a detailed enumeration of caste—something that hasn’t been attempted since the British-era census of ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and ... Colonial ruler Britain began an Indian census in 1872 and counted all castes until 1931. However, independent India since 1951 ...