As a committed Marxist deeply involved in left-leaning politics, Anand was also a vocal advocate for the values he profoundly ...

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How caste, a word of Spanish origin, redefined Indian social order during British rule Caste, a word foreign in origin but deeply immersed in India's resemblance today, the word caste has travelled ...

After decades of delay, India will include caste in its national census for the first time since 1931—but political challenges lie ahead.

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Have you ever wondered why the Spanish language is usually called Castilian or 'castellano' in Spain and not Spanish? The answer is down to geography, history and culture.

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

As the name suggests, caste census is a caste-based survey of the country's population aimed to determine the exact number of people of each caste living in India as accurately as humanly possible.

Bihar's Caste Survey The starting point we take, however, is 2022, when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - who has consistently championed a caste census - ordered a state-wide enumeration.