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 ...

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

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

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.

Instead of caste census, what India truly needs is a nationwide, dynamic database that can provide granular insights required ...

India is prepared for caste enumeration in the upcoming Census, with expert advice from Professor Sukhdeo Thorat.

One of the dictionary definitions of the English phrase ‘coming to one’s senses’ is — ‘to become reasonable after acting ...

Amid outrage over the Pahalgam killings, the government suddenly announced a caste census. Was it just a diversion?

Political parties committed to the Constitution must stand on the same platform with the agenda of social justice to ensure ...

We could have done caste census in 2021, but the Census itself could not happen. That is why it could not be decided in 2024.