Despite constitutional guarantees abolishing untouchability and prohibiting caste-based discrimination, caste hierarchies continue to shape everyday life in India’s educational institutions ...

Soundala in Ahilyanagar district declares itself caste-free after a unanimous gram sabha vote, invoking the Constitution’s values of liberty, equality and fraternity, with penalties for caste-based ...

'I am not against the caste census. As someone from a data science background, I cannot be against data' ...

In the book, Teltumbde argues that caste is not a list of categories waiting to be counted but a graded hierarchy that governs access to dignity, education, land, labour, and power. Teltumbde ...

'The Case Con Census' revisits numerous previous scholarly debates on caste and problematises the politics surrounding caste and identity in modern India. This article went live on January ...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends his article on the caste system, welcoming the ensuing debate. He highlighted Congress's ...