There are hundreds of castes and subcastes in India’s ancient social hierarchy largely based on occupation and economic status. The last official census in 2011 counted 1.21 billion people, of which ...

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

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

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 ...

India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced on Wednesday, a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its politics and contentious ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...