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 ...

“You can leave India behind, but not your caste.” It’s about how caste is inseparable from Indian life in many cases. “It does not matter what faith you are, what region you have come ...

The most important long-term effect of a caste census will be to remind us that ‘caste politics’ should not only mean ‘lower-caste politics’ One of the dictionary definitions of the ...

So, it came as a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced that caste would be counted in the upcoming national census for the first time since 1931 – when India ...

Andy Mukherjee is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering industrial companies and financial services in Asia. Previously, he worked for Reuters, the Straits Times and Bloomberg News. For the first ...

Pudukottai: The number of arrests in connection with the alleged caste violence in Vadakadu near Pudukottai has gone up to 28, with 21 of them belonging to most backward class (MBC), and seven to ...

As the hearing on the caste bill starts in the California Assembly, here is an update: Over 130 diverse organizations, temples, and businesses on June 28 submitted letters opposing SB403.

A customer claimed that, under the rules and regulations of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the SBI employee should communicate in the local language. A viral video showing an SBI bank official ...