However, about one in five respondents also identified themselves by their religion, sect, tribe or caste. A state-wise ... a part of the political system in India beyond voting, citizen activism ...

The findings of the Comprehensive Social, Economic, Education, Employment, Political & Caste ... Young India Integrated Residential Schools to “revamp the government education system” and ...

In J&K, nearly 70 percent of the population competes for less than 40 percent of opportunities as reservation quotas keep ...

Delhi leads the chart, with 96% preferring digital ... corruption and create a transparent financial system. Sociologist Dipankar Gupta told India Today that the findings reveal that most citizens ...

Government-funded institutions in India reserve a percentage of seats for historically disadvantaged groups as part of their affirmative action efforts. However, many upper-caste and general ...

AICC session in Ahmedabad, the Congress charts a bold path with district-level reforms, renewed ideological clarity, and a ...

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.

The Dravidian movement, which emerged in colonial Madras to challenge caste hierarchy and Brahmin dominance, continues to ...

India can’t achieve its potential while leaving the majority of its youth behind. Either we transform education into a true tool of liberation, or we perpetuate a system that maintains caste ...

Dalits – or “untouchables” – are known as Scheduled Castes in India. They belong to the lowest rung in the Hindu religion’s caste system and are typically ostracised and made to do ...