T he concept of a nation, which refers to a group of people with boundaries based on factors like ethnicity, colour, culture, customs, religion, etc., has been a topic of contention across the world.

India to conduct digital Census from March 1, 2027, with caste enumeration included; snow-bound areas to begin October 2026; NPR likely to be updated in parallel.

This book argues that the dominant descriptions of the ‘caste system’ are rooted in the Western Christian experience of India. Thus, caste studies tell us more about the West than about India. It ...

Health Minister Simeon Brown says the Government is putting health targets into law to deliver better results. Photo / Mark Mitchell. The Government has announced a raft of legislative changes ...

Why Congress' U-turn on Karnataka caste survey has left Siddaramaiah on sticky wicket Siddaramaiah was on the verge of accepting the Karnataka caste survey report despite strong reservations from ...

In 1961, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a letter to all state chief ministers and criticized caste-based reservation. He said, “This way lies not only folly but disaster.” He ...

"The reason why we are redoing the caste census is social justice, not politics. The opposition parties, who criticised the previous caste census, are opposing the new caste census. Let them take ...

Amid concerns over outdated caste data and the aftermath of a tragic stampede, Congress has decided to conduct a fresh caste survey in Karnataka. The decision aims to address reservations within ...

High command’s order to conduct a fresh Caste Census a slap in CM’s face: BJP. The BJP called on the Congress government to explain how the fresh survey would be conducted, ...

The etymological roots of the term ‘pariah’ lie in the name of a caste group called ‘Pariayar’, which originated in Tamil Nadu and can be found concentrated today across the Tamil region, Sri Lanka, ...

For the 243-member Bihar assembly, the equation is expected to shift slightly in favour of the JD(U), with sources indicating that Nitish Kumar’s party may contest on 102 to 103 seats, while the BJP ...

“There are two models of caste census- A BJP model and second Telangana model. In the BJP model, officers decided the questions in a closed room, 90% of which had no one. The most important thing in ...