In a vibrant nation like India, with its rich tapestry of cultures and communities, the need to address the grievances of marginalised groups is paramount. As we strive toward social justice and ...

Importantly, Neelakandan’s approach to the Indian caste system has the potential to open the space for a healthy discourse. The author makes a case for new social science in India.

So, Bharat, which is the name of this colorful country in Hindi, is distinguished by a caste system. It is believed that it appeared as early as the second millennium BC and has been preserved to this ...

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 ...

Mohan Bhagwat’s statement that the caste system should be dismantled to promote national unity has evoked both surprise and suspicion. In its centenary year, is the RSS willing to walk the talk ...

“Was the caste system flexible during the period when Valmiki’s Ramayana was written? Shambuka, a Sudra saint, was killed for meditating, something not allowed for Sudras. Was the system flexible ...

In Castes In India: Their Mechanism, Genesis And Development he shares his research about how and why caste is problematic. Later, in 1955 during a BBC interview, he accused Mahatma Gandhi of writing ...

New York Times journalist Isabel Wilkerson in her excellent book: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, compares and contrasts the Indian caste system. She also provides evidence that Nazi Germany ...

Many authorities hold that the caste system arose from racial differences, long since obliterated by the gradual downward mixture of blood, — and, no doubt, by some upward mixture too, — and ...

Is demanding for caste census a casteism? Caste system has been in our basic structure for the centuries. We cannot escape this. Congress party is saying that conduct a caste census.