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

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

A caste census could pave the way for fair and targeted policies, equitable resource allocation and meaningful affirmative ...

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

It is not yet clear whether the caste census will focus only on the majority religion of Hinduism, or include Islam, Christianity and Sikhism, which in India are equally tainted by casteism and the ...

The caste system is still critical in Indian life and politics ... Colonial power Britain began an Indian census in 1872 and counted all castes until 1931. However, independent India since 1951 only ...

Information minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that the census would count ... which in India are equally tainted by casteism and the caste system. The caste system is a rigid ...

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 ...