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 ...

Cabinet Committee decides on caste census for transformative governance, addressing inequities and enhancing democratic accountability in India.

Caste Never Went Away: Violence, Humiliation and Resistance Still Shape Our Lives In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take ...

Caste, and not class, will be taken into consideration during the exhaustive count of the population of the country that will be held in 2026-2027, sources said on Thursday.

A caste-based census has been one of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's major demands for quite some time. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which was against such an exercise, suddenly changed its mind and ...

After decades of delay, India will include caste in its national census for the first time since 1931—but political challenges lie ahead.

'They are going to create so many nations within one nation.' 'If you do this exercise without a clear vision, it will have far reaching repercussions. It will end up in disaster and that will be ...

Wilkerson identifies the shared features of the caste systems in three countries—Nazi Germany, India, and the United States—exploring their basis in divine will or natural law, the ways in which caste ...

Cinco Paul adapted the “Schmigadoon!” musical from his Apple Plus streaming series — and it’s now getting a world premiere at the Kennedy Center.

(RNS) — As more institutions adopt policies against caste discrimination, disagreements about caste's prevalence among those in the Hindu diaspora are stronger than ever.

The issue of a caste census is torn between the ideas of social justice and political correctness.

Shelved plans for the five-star musical TV series Schmigadoon! were revealed by its creator Cinco Paul. The show’s third season was cancelled by Apple TV+ to much dismay earlier this year. With a star ...