Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A census official collects information from a household in Bonda, on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, during the 2011 national ...

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In the 1990s, the Anthropological Survey of India presented a book that summarized seven years of field research on the country’s most backward castes – the volume was titled “Scheduled Castes.” The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to conduct a caste census to enumerate the proportional share of different castes in India’s population. This marks a significant shift in the position of the ...

I met Minal at a retreat center in rural England in March 2023, and we became fast friends. We were there to attend a Buddhist course, with six other women from different parts of the world. Over the ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Origin, the latest film from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay (Selma, When They See Us), depicts marginalisation as a thread that connects race, class, caste and gender. It is inspired by Isabel ...

This year’s general election in India arguably brought up more questions about the fairness of the electoral process than any other in the country’s history. For example, in December, a bill was ...

Tamil Nadu is set to witness a high-stakes Assembly election on April 23. The contest will be a fierce battle majorly between the two political camps — one led by incumbent Chief Minister MK Dravida ...

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 government ...