Touching on everything from anti-caste traditions to the Buddhist legend of Matanga and Persian and Arabic perspectives on ...

Bollywood film about anti-caste icons delayed after protests from Brahmins - India’s film certification body accused of ...

T he release of Ananth Mahadevan's directorial film 'Phule', which was scheduled to hit theatres on April 11, has been ...

A first-generation Christian from a Hindu background, Rethinam, who goes by one name, was the only member of her family to ...

Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950. Essentially, a caste system is a rigid assignment of social status based on inheritance.

He slammed those opposing the caste census, saying they wanted to keep the truth hidden. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha feels the merit system is unfair and completely flawed. "There is a ...

As many as 10 people, including six Schedule Caste women, were killed by men belonging to a gang led by dacoit Anar Singh Yadav. After 44 years of the gruesome killings, the court of special judge ...

Two of the three men appeared at the special court in Mainpuri district on Tuesday A court in India has sentenced three men to death for the 1981 murder of 24 people from the Dalit (formerly ...

Another Bill, which is meant to clear sub-caste reservation for BCs, is also tabled in the House. This comes months after the state government’s caste survey found that the BCs — including Muslim ...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah omitted the Socio-Economic Survey from the 2025-26 budget, sparking speculation that the caste census could be shelved. The report, facing opposition from dominant caste ...