India’s gurukul system followed a similar model — structured and focused on holistic education. The principles of such an education predate colonialism by nearly 4,000 years, except that the gurukul ...

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 ...

Rekha Gupta's appointment as Delhi's CM reflects BJP strategy of elevating unexpected candidates. As a former ABVP leader ...

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 BJP's leadership across various states reflects a diverse representation of caste and community backgrounds. Here is a ...

“They look startled and back off," she said. Driving in New Delhi can be chaotic, but adding to the madness is an unusual caste system that gives unofficial preference to some less-than ...

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has clarified that it had stopped collecting the caste category information of students applying for jobs through their placement portal.

What other kinds of inequalities are practised within the prison system? When I joined Tihar in 1981, caste-based assignments were still codified. For instance, it was written that the bhangi ...

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has now taken up a complaint of caste discrimination at the hands of the campus placement offices in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT ...

The party is attempting to balance various factors, such as gender and caste, which are significant ... terms of representation and outreach. Rekha Gupta, with her background in student politics ...