By denying the presence of caste within households, one is essentially seeking to deny the fundamental need for a caste ...

The language as spoken, especially by Pune Brahmins, is often considered the only correct and culturally respectable register ...

The Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) survey, the first of its kind conducted by the State government, has thrown up interesting questions related to caste as an ...

Every caste and sub-caste now proudly flaunts its identity. And, quite ironically, many of the most oppressed castes are often at the forefront of this assertion. This kind of identity politics is a ...

Bihar offers a fascinating case for studying how voters decide whom to support. With a long history of caste-based politics, shifting religious coalitions and development challenges, Bihar's politics ...

The Patna High Court has held that a person cannot be permitted to take inconsistent stands regarding caste identity to ...