More than two-thirds of country’s 1.4 billion people estimated to be on lower rungs of archaic social hierarchy that grades Hindus by birth ...

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

Investigating caste issues is crucial for understanding India's socioeconomic dynamics and addressing systemic inequalities.

With the Centre giving the nod to include caste data in the upcoming population census, the long-standing debate over a caste ...

The government's decision in April 2025 on the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming decennial census represents a ...

As India charts its path toward a democracy anchored in substantive equality,  the judiciary plays a pivotal role - not only as the custodian of constituti ...

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Friday profusely thanked PM Narendra Modi for approving a nationwide caste census, a long-standing demand of his party, the .

Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...

Caste discrimination remains a persistent issue in Nepal, and members of the Dalit community are still victims of many abuses ...

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But our justice system still looks for hard evidence ... reporting on caste-based discrimination will apparently disrupt social harmony. Caste-based discrimination is not just normalised but also made ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling.