The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that India will conduct its next population census in 2027, which will also include caste enumeration, marking a major shift in the country's demographic ...

The bench headed by Justice PK Mishra cited the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950, which mandates that “no person ...

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 ...

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...

The Caste System: An Inescapable Destiny? Few social systems illustrate this phenomenon more clearly than the caste system, one of history’s most enduring hierarchies. Deeply embedded in Indian ...