India announces Census 2027 in two phases, introducing digital data collection and first caste enumeration in 70+ years.

Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...

We show that in government, public sector as well as in the bureaucracy - compared to what things were in the 50s and 60s - there is enormous change in representation,' says Devesh Kapur ...

Seattle City Council outlawed caste-based discrimination this week, a centuries-old form of social stratification with roots in South Asia, following years of activist organizing and similar bans at ...

To help combat caste-based discrimination, the Indian government saves spots at the best Indian universities for lower-caste students, who often take that opportunity and turn it into a tech job in ...

The Bill also recognises social exclusion beyond the caste factor and penalises discrimination based on “morality, social ...

Isabel Wilkerson's book 'Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents' uses anecdotes and allegory to advance her thesis, which however does not stand on a strong structural foundation. This article went ...

Trichy: A 35-year-old woman working as a cook under the government's breakfast scheme has filed complaints with district ...

To read Isabel Wilkerson is to revel in the pleasure of reading — to relax into the virtuosic performance of thought and form one is about to encounter, safe and secure that the structures will not ...

HUBBALLI: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 20-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly murdered by her family members in ...