The Registrar General of India is preparing for the 16th Census, scheduled for 2027. This Census will include caste ...

Nitish Kumar's political resilience in Bihar stems from his ability to cultivate a broad support base beyond his Kurmi caste.

The Supreme Court warns against caste and regional politics, equating them to communal politics, and calls for broader reforms in political party governance.

The Supreme Court just legalized a caste system. And Black folk know the sound of its tongue.

We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations and shenanigans, a genre Americans apparently can’t get enough of these days.

However, the battle over caste identity continues, as it remains a struggle for both access to resources and access to status. In the traditional system, those with status gained resources.

Caste Never Went Away: Violence, Humiliation and Resistance Still Shape Our Lives In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take ...

Aravindan Neelakandan in his ‘A Dharmic Social History of India’ has sought to deconstruct the widely held views on the Indian caste system. That the Indian caste system is rigid has ...

The Indian government has long insisted that the social hierarchy has no place in the country, which banned caste discrimination in 1950.

(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.