Caste enumeration isn’t just an academic exercise. We need to track and tackle deprivations. So the country’s caste census ...

What is India’s long-awaited caste census and why has it sparked outcry from Modi’s followers? - More than two-thirds of ...

Anjum Manhas India, characterized by vast diversity, carries the complex legacy of the caste system-a centuries-old social ...

The 1931 Census of India, the last one to enumerate castes in the country, had counted over 4,147 different castes and sub-castes across the country, which included over 300 caste groups that had ...

A caste census will lead to demands for reservations in jobs and education proportional to the population share. Hindu upper castes are anxious that their share will shrink.

But its supporters say detailed demographic information is necessary to properly implementing India’s many social justice programs. Colonial ruler Britain began an Indian census in 1872 and counted ...

There are two issues that are most discussed at present in the country. First is how will India take revenge for the Pahalgam ...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar at a media conference regarding the issue of conducting a comprehensive survey on internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, in Bengaluru.

As Bihar polls loom, government walks tightrope between ideology and electoral arithmetic No details have been shared yet regarding a timeframe or budget for the proposed caste census in India.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the state will conduct a census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from May 5 to 17, and will collect detailed population ...