Representation vs Reservation in UP Politics: BJP, SP and the New Backward Caste Battle Before 2027

The BJP, however, believes that reports of the collapse of its backward caste coalition are premature. BJP spokesperson ...
The Diplomat

Indian Opposition’s Turn to Caste Politics Unnerves Ruling BJP

On October 2, the government of the eastern Indian state of Bihar released the report of a survey on the state’s population by caste – a traditional hierarchical division in Hindu society. The state ...

A Pandora's Box for DK: Karnataka's Caste Survey Looms Over Leadership Transition

Submitted just before the change of guard, the caste survey presents DK Shivakumar with his first major political and social ...
Asian News International

"Forget caste, politics will correct itself": Mohan Bhagwat pushes for inter-caste marriages

Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat advocated for inter-caste marriages to eradicate discrimination in the society of which, he said, politicians ...
Jurist

‘Legal rights do not automatically translate into liberation in an unequal society’—An Interview with Historian Vijay Prashad on Caste Politics, War, and Economic Justice ...

JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas interviews Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, chief editor of LeftWord Books, and ...
Yahoo

What is India’s long-awaited caste census and why has it sparked outcry from Modi’s followers?

The Indian government will collect caste details in its next population census in a policy U-turn that could have sweeping socioeconomic and political ramifications. Information minister Ashwini ...

Siddaramaiah's influence, caste census: What could make or break DK Shivakumar's reign in Karnataka

DK Shivakumar takes the helm as Karnataka's new Chief Minister, facing a daunting array of challenges beyond his renowned ...

DK’s toughest deal yet: Balancing welfare, caste faultlines and Bengaluru’s infrastructure crisis

DK Shivakumar faces challenges as Karnataka's Chief Minister, balancing welfare, caste dynamics, and urgent infrastructure ...

Ticking Caste Bomb: Sidda’s quiet revenge on successor

Bengaluru: Just before stepping down as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah appears determined to ensure that his ...
Yahoo

India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory. So why is it being included in the next census?

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 ...
PBS

India announces it will include caste details in its next census

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...
The Hill

Haley’s neglect of slavery and the politics of race, color and caste

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s failure to identify slavery as the primary cause of the Civil War has created a firestorm. But the press is missing an important issue when reporting on ...