Caste associations have played a crucial role in shaping politics in North India, from the colonial period to contemporary ...

As the state stares at another potential coalition, religious mobilisation may not work in a political zone long dominated by ...

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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded the inclusion of a caste ...

Scheduled Castes now form 19.65 per cent of Bihar’s population, up from 16 per cent in 2011, while Scheduled Tribes stand at ...

From assaults in rural areas for defying caste norms to urban discrimination in housing and employment, caste continues to ...

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It could also be consequential for India’s economic development. The country’s ambition of becoming a rich country depends on ...

Section 703 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bans discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” Why not include “caste” in this list? The question has been asked for several ...

The direction of the Allahabad High Court to remove the mention of caste from police records, including FIRs and arrest memos ...

New Delhi: The run up to the Bihar polls hasn’t been a “dance of democracy” and been more “like a brawl than a ballet”, The ...

Selective enforcement of new caste regulations in Uttar Pradesh threatens to turn a potential social transformation tool into ...