Bloomberg For the first time in almost 100 years, India will get 1.4 billion people to name their caste in a census. Presenting the biggest obstacle to India’s embrace of modernity, the caste ...

Navi Mumbai: A Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) from Navi Mumbai has been booked for allegedly raping a woman constable and subjecting her to caste-based abuse over a period of five years. The accused ...

The recent decision by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to add the column of caste in the next census is a historic move given the impact it may have on the construction of ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...

So, it came as a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced that caste would be counted in the upcoming national census for the first time since 1931 – when India ...

After years of disregarding opposition demands, the Indian government has changed course and decided to include caste classification in the next national census. Behind the political move lie ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...