Gurugram: Caste dynamics and social engineering appear to have long-played a crucial role in Indian elections, shaping the strategies of political parties across the country. In Haryana, where the ...

The government is considering to include a caste column in the next census. Parties across the political spectrum have been demanding a caste census. Listen to Story Centre considers adding caste ...

While the Opposition is ramping up its demand for a caste census, the RSS last week indicated its support for a caste census, though adding it should not be used for political or electoral purposes.

In Yadgir district of Karnataka, fifty Dalit families are reportedly enduring a social boycott after a minor girl's parents filed sexual assault charges against an upper caste man. Following the ...

BJP has allocating one third of the tickets to upper caste non-Jat communities like Brahmins, Punjabi-Khatri, Vaish and Rajputs while the Congress has allocated one third of tickets to Jats and ...

The RSS supports the caste census, stressing it should be used solely for the welfare of underprivileged communities and not for political purposes. This debate is highlighted as the Parliament's ...

Outlook’s upcoming issue, ‘Caste vs Caste’, explores the decades-long debate over sub-categorisation and the creamy layer withing Scheduled Castes, especially in the context of a political ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on caste and India’s quota system at an event in the US drew flak from different corners of the political spectrum on Tuesday, the latest in a series of ...

Instead of pitting Brahmins and non-Brahmins as eternal foes, the reimagining of caste and religion in this period allows us to explore the complex intermeshing of ideologies and personalities.

There is a popular idea in some sections of Indian society that describing the caste system actually intensifies its effects and that if you don’t talk about caste, it will, somehow, go away. The idea ...

Supporters of the bill say caste discrimination requires a legislative solution On Wednesday, a California lawmaker introduced a bill to make caste discrimination illegal in the state's senate.

Critics say the BJP fears that a caste count could spark more demands for quotas Major opposition and regional leaders have met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to argue in favour of counting ...