On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decided to include caste enumeration in the forthcoming census exercise. The decision came amid the opposition's persistent demand for such a ...

Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put ...

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931, but at the time of the first census of independent India in 1951, the ...

This book delves into the rich history of the Dravidian movement, highlighting the role of iconic figures like Periyar, ...

The PMK's internal leadership dispute continues as Anbumani Ramadoss's faction claimed the Delhi High Court ruling did not ...

This story appeared as The Big Blind Spot in Outlook’s December 11 issue, Dravida, which captures these tensions that shape ...

A groundbreaking US survey revealed widespread caste discrimination among Dalits, challenging the notion that it's confined ...

For the first time since independence, India will enumerate castes in the 2026-27 census. In his new book, The Caste Con Census,Anand Teltumbde argues that this is a retrograde step which will not ens ...

However, in arid districts like Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, it is a lived and recurring condition. Here, drought does not manifest only as rainfall deficit, but as a daily struggle over water, ...

(CNN) — 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. (CNN) — For ...

Today, the most urgent transformation needed in many local contexts is the social conscience of various OBC groups, so that ...

The renewed push for recognising Veerashaiva-Lingayat as a separate religion requires consensus between Congress and BJP ...