India is set to conduct its first caste-based census in years, and for the first time, Muslim communities will also be asked ...

The Supreme Court of India on the second of January 2017 delivered a path breaking judgment If properly implemented it would redefine the very essence of politics in India Before venturing into an ana ...

In India love is just not enough for people to get married There is family extended family relatives neighbours and the most important horoscopes Kundli or horoscope forms an important part of Hindu m ...

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.

The count is likely lead to demands to raise the country's quotas that reserve government jobs, college admissions and ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday visited the residence of 35-year-old Bharat Bhushan, in Mathikere, ...

Jyotiba Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar were the fierce critics of Hindu caste system and the exploitative domination of priestly castes over the majority oppressed groups. They imagined modern India ...

Seeking an end to caste differences, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has called upon members of the Hindu community to strive for social harmony by embracing the principle of ...

“Babasaheb Ambedkar demonstrated that education is the primary means by which even the most deprived can become empowered and break the caste system. But it is very unfortunate that even after decades ...

It is still a heated debate whether the conversions were forced on the population by the Persian-Mughal invaders, or voluntarily adopted by segments of the population, particularly those in the lower ...

“The socio-economic situation of these Muslims has not improved after converting to Islam, and their actual caste remains shrouded in mystery, but they certainly belong to the Hindu OBC category ...

Annihilation of Caste is Ambedkar’s boldest and most unflinching critique of the Hindu caste system. In it, he dismantles the religious and social structures that uphold caste-based discrimination and ...