Nearly a hundred years after Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s famous treatise, The Annihilation of Caste, who would have thought ...

Indian society rests on a graded hierarchy called caste, which Dr BR Ambedkar described as “an ascending scale of reverence and a descending scale of contempt.” ...

Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj transformed Kolhapur into a pioneering centre of social justice, introducing reservations, ...

Census 2027 is poised to initiate a series of major political reforms, including caste enumeration, delimitation, and women's reservation ...

Here are some of André Béteille’s most important works, which continue to shape sociological thinking in India and beyond: ...

(RNS) — Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once led a mass conversion of Dalits, or lower caste, to Buddhism. (RNS) ...

The steep rise in caste discrimination complaints in Indian universities has revealed a troubling paradox. Even as regulatory frameworks expand and institutions report impressive disposal rates, ...

The UGC’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations 2026, notified on January 13, sought to address ...

Suraj Yengde’s Caste is an unflinching examination of how hierarchy adapts, travels, and survives in modern life ...

Kannada cinema has often spoken about class divide and social reform, but when it comes to caste, the lens turns cautious. But, the industry is no stranger to anti-caste narratives. Why does Kannada ...

Union Finanace Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the BJP-led central government has chosen the path of reforms over rhetoric and vowed that it wil ...

(RNS) — Last month marked the 10th Dalit History Month, a worldwide, community-led observance recognizing the people and events throughout history that raised up India’s oppressed minority class, once ...