The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday announced that preparations for Census 2027 have started, with a two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations held earlier this month to ...

People from the lower rungs of India's strict social hierarchy say they're trapped doing jobs like cleaning sewers because of ...

For many ant species, caste determines destiny. Queens grow large, sprout wings, and lay eggs; workers stay small, wingless, ...

Larger ants generally develop into queens, while smaller ants develop into workers. Environmental factors, such as caregiver ...

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

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.