Yet, there exists very little study of them as a distinct group. Enter Ravikant Kisana, whose new book, Meet the Savarnas, ...

Mejorando la Raza' culture systematically excludes Black women from relationships, families and social acceptance ...

What is caste? India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they ...

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 ...

For the first time since 1931, Census forms will record the caste of Indians, but questions remain on the extent of the impact that the data would have on India’s affirmative action programmes.

The Insane web of caste Blackened also addresses how caste plays a role in Christianity that is practiced in India, with the obsession over purity and ‘high-born’ families.

The political implications of a reliable caste census — a timeline must be fixed — could be interesting. For instance, the BJP’s carefully-crafted mobilisation strategy on the grounds of religion may ...

Claiming a win for Congress, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has asserted that, "We have put enough pressure on the government to get the caste census done and we want a date by when it is done ...

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud believes that the Indian judicial system is transforming and is no longer being presided over by a group of “elite of male Hindu, upper caste ...

The caste system in India is not just about social hierarchy—it is also about social and psychological control. It thrives because people believe in it, even when it hurts them (Jost, 2020).