NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

Caste and West Bengal has been an unfamiliar juxtaposition. Caste rarely makes it to the news in the state. However, in March this year, the plight of around 130 Dalit families who were denied entry ...

NEW DELHI: Caste enumeration was a regular feature of census exercises during British rule from 1881 to 1931. However, with the first census of independent India in 1951, the government chose to ...

A caste survey conducted in Telangana reveals that certain communities, such as Iyengers/Iyers, report the highest rates of ...

The top court in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has ruled that persons marrying under the Christian personal law should be considered to have converted to Christianity and abandoned their ...

The man in the crowd -- Part one. Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. The afterlife of pathogens -- An old house and an infrared light -- An American untouchable -- Part two. The ...

Here is what the survey broadly reveals about Telangana's population, from inequality level among castes to employment levels ...

The man in the crowd -- Part One. Toxins in the Permafrost and Heat Rising all Around -- The afterlife of pathogens -- The vitals of history -- An old house and an infrared light -- An American ...