Specimen of various described castes (Image: Wikimedia Commons) VARNA, JATI, AND CASTE The varna system, as mentioned in the Rig Veda, is thousands of years old and outlines how society and work were ...

We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations ...

In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take to finally break it. Plus, more from archives.

The “caste system” is still depicted by media like the BBC as a horrifying straitjacket, that shackles Hindus lifelong at birth. The belief infects virtually every liberal and every human ...

The controversy comes amid increasing scrutiny of how caste is discussed in the U.S. and growing concerns about anti-Indian and anti-Hindu sentiment.

The caste census must be viewed beyond binaries of “for or against” to envision a more transformative idea — as a foundational tool for what might be called a social management approach to ...

Caste enumeration is a necessary exercise that will inevitably change the composition and politics of this social identity marker. Such a headcount wouldn’t just record reality, but may actually ...

The Division Bench said, the government counsel’s stand was paradoxical since at least three copies of ‘no caste, no community’ certificates issued by the Tirupattur Tahsildar on February 5 ...

Tollywood, long regarded as a cultural melting pot of castes and communities, is once again facing scrutiny over caste-based influences in its decision-making processes.

The report submitted on the caste census has been accepted in principle. There is an agreement that a caste enumeration should be conducted. We have also agreed to this," Karnataka CM said.

The first phase will begin on October 1, 2026, and the second on March 1, 2027. On Tuesday, the Karnataka government too announced a fresh caste survey.