Caste Consciousness: The census heightened awareness of caste distinctions, fostering competition and conflict between groups ...

Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around ...

They represent “not an archaic ritual system but a dynamic aspect of modern economies.” Some believe that the market economy within India will ultimately erode caste. Dalit businessperson ...

Scholars of caste—India’s longstanding, religiously-based system of social hierarchy—will gather at Brandeis to open the third annual conference on social exclusion in South Asia on Friday, April 28.

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Four years after launching its $23 billion Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme aimed at challenging China's manufacturing dominance, India's flagship "Make in India" initiative has become a ...

In a recent interview with Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized India's merit system as "completely ... merit is dominated by upper-caste narratives, leading to ...

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has once again rallied behind caste census ... Speaking of the merit system in India, Rahul Gandhi said, “There is a completely flawed concept of merit where I confuse ...