Jews all over the world celebrate Hanukkah the festival of lights for eight days It was instituted by Judah Maccabees and his followers Hanukkah commemorates spiritual independence over despotism ligh ...

A Forgotten Dawn While the Western world proudly wears the badge of democracy, preaching it as a modern political ideal, ...

Young adults are faced with a world of choices when it comes to selecting a wardrobe food education friends vehicles cellphone eapplications entertainment and ideology However they are expected to sta ...

Outraged by the controversy, Anurag Kashyap questioned how the Brahmins still exist if Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully eradicated the caste system in India. In an Instagram post ...

While anti-caste movements attribute the deeply entrenched and codified chaturvarna (four divisions) system that defines ... After the end of the Mauryan empire, in the period of turbulence ...

Religion is a superstructural institution of human society, alongside entities such as caste, marriage, family ... The next phase of religious evolution accompanied the Gupta Empire’s establishment ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

NEW DELHI—When Amrita Mishra passed the bar exam, she rushed out to pick up one of the biggest perks of being a lawyer in India: an “Advocate” sticker to slap on the window of her car. The ...

The Gupta Empire contributed to culture, religion, and science. Hindu texts were organised into a unified canon, shaping Hinduism. The caste system also became more rigid during this period, reducing ...

Few can disagree with the observation that “the notion that an occupation is considered as ‘degrading or menial’ is an aspect of the caste system and untouchability.” The provision that ...