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

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

Presenting the biggest obstacle to India’s embrace of modernity, the caste system divides Hindus into ... The last successful exercise to record this ancient, hierarchical social identity ...

In 2021, the Modi government had told the Supreme Court of India ... caste system — a hierarchical, hereditary, and exploitative social system based on occupations — originated in ancient ...

Trunyan Village in Bali offers a unique cultural experience. It is home to the Bali Aga people. They maintain ancient ...

Yet, Pakistan suffers from what I call a 'self-inflicted syndrome', lurching from one crisis to another, dogged by poor governance. Each crisis corrodes sociopolitical cohesion and economic gains — ...

Sanskrit was seen as the language of divinity, thus the main current of Sanskrit knowledge tended to be conservative, ...

One of the most sustainable ways to address inequality today is by investing in public universities and colleges; these ...

Humans entered ancient India from Africa and dispersed ... The arrival of Aryans (1500 BCE) brought a caste-based Vedic varna-jati system, codified by the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE).

A critical review of The Shudra Rebellion by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, exploring Shudra history, caste, and Indian civilisation ...

In a powerful interview, Tamil writer and Dalit rights activist Imayam reflects on Tamil Nadu’s historic decision to erase ...