Esteemed sociologist Andre Beteille, aged 91, has passed away due to age-related illness. Known for his impactful work on caste and social inequalities in India, Beteille was a Professor Emeritus at ...

The influencer shared a TikTok video of an Indian woman, reportedly named Kavya, who was seen celebrating with her family and ...

The murders have left an uneasy quiet hanging over Umri, 182km (113 miles) from India's capital Delhi. The village is home to ...

Yet, the BJP has failed to convert religious Hindus into political Hindus in Tamil Nadu. This is because the socio-religious ...

The petitioners’ claims about misuse, lack of safeguards against false complaints and social divisiveness do not stand the ...

National caste census has triggered a Bhumihar reckoning. The community in Bihar is waging a new battle for colonial-era ...

Manikath Rathod's controversial remarks against reservation in a viral video spark widespread criticism and social media ...

The reservation system in India was originally conceived as a temporary measure to uplift historically disadvantaged communities. It was meant to provide equal opportunities in education, employment, ...

I was intrigued and surprised to read a short piece written by Anup Tanaeja titled Untouchability Is Repugnant To Spirit Of Hinduism in a column “The Speaking Tree” in “The Times of India”, dated 30th ...

In the Indian education system, neo-casteism encompasses many forms of caste-based profiling, manipulation of nomenclature, political rigmaroles, and fearmongering.

It is time to rethink reservations. What is needed is nothing less than a paradigm shift where we focus on economic rather than caste criteria as measures of backwardness ...

The  ruling in Keshaw Mahto vs State of Bihar raises a difficult but necessary question: can caste humiliation be legally recognised if it does not announce itself in explicit words, but lives on ...