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. The Indian ...

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. The Indian government ...

In Annihilation of Caste, B.R. Ambedkar argued that inter-caste marriage is essential for dismantling the caste system. “The real remedy,” Ambedkar writes, “for breaking caste is inter-marriage.

Book review I was pleasantly surprised to receive recently, from Shashikala Premawardhane, Sri Lanka High Commissioner in ...

So, at the root of this crime is the deeply entrenched hierarchical caste system in India, and ironically, this most dishonourable act goes by the name of honour-killing!” “A crime is an act ...

New Delhi: The BJP looks to harp on the success of Operation Sindoor and the Centre’s caste census move for electoral gains in poll-bound Bihar. The saffron party, through various programmes ...

NEW DELHI – India has approved the inclusion of caste data in its upcoming population census. Although no date has been announced for when the census will begin, the decision marks a significant ...