New Delhi: All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931, but at the time of the first census of independent India in 1951, the then government ...

Caste-based discrimination is not just an ‘Indian social issue’. It is a global phenomenon, seen ‘from Britain to Bahrain, Canada to South Africa.’ Join us at this Sussex Development Lecture to hear ...

The essays in the book remind the reader that castelessness myths represent particularly insidious caste politics by ...

The central government has announced to conduct caste census in the upcoming census. Caste census is the process of collecting data on the basis of caste of individuals during the national census.

For the first time since 1931, caste will be formally enumerated in the national census. Photo: Getty Imahes Despite multiple opportunities over the years, a comprehensive caste census has remained ...

Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its ...

First of all, let us acknowledge what we have to. Just so we play it safe. There is no denying that the initiatives around Dalit history month help throw light on the contribution of some Dalit ...

Vikrant Bhise, "Quest of Existence of Being" (2023), acrylic on canvas, 72 x 120 inches (all images courtesy the artist and Anant Art Gallery) NOIDA, India — A pyramidal arrangement of one hundred ...