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Encoded Hierarchies: How Caste Is Reproduced On India’s Digital Platforms 

Caste continues to be visible, and casteism continues to thrive across various digital spaces because the transition from physical to digital social spaces did not disrupt caste as...

Caste is still important in Tamil Nadu, known as a ‘land of social justice’

DMK and AIADMK continue to rely on dominant communities in ticket distribution

Census will list caste, says Amit Shah, rules out Muslim women's quota

Caste slurs in Census forms: SC Commission issues notice to Punjab Census office

Notice also issued to Punjab Social Justice Department, action taken reports sought in 15 days; these caste slurs are also used in multiple State lists in the Constitution (Schedul...

Our Transness Was Never Caste-less

To name caste within the trans movement is not to divide it. It is to finally tell the truth about how we are made — and unmade. On April 3, 2026, a National Consultation on the Tr...

Caste survey: Siddaramaiah's parting shot for DKS, Rahul

Outgoing Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's last-minute acceptance of the caste census report presents a political dilemma for successor DK Shivakumar. The report, potentially validating...

Rethinking the ‘Absolute Bar’ on Scheduled Caste Status in India

By tying caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy.

What Telangana’s survey shows about caste inequality

When caste is measured, the gap is not incremental but exponential, with SC and ST households structurally locked in despite economic growth

Addressing Someone By Caste Not Offence If No Intent To Insult: High Court

The Allahabad High Court said addressing someone by their caste in the absence of any intent to insult does not constitute an offence under the law

Failure to change caste names of localities: T.N. Commission for Scheduled Castes seeks reports from election officials

Residents of an area in the Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency boycotted the election to protest the government’s failure to remove the caste name

SC/ST Commission recommends action against officials for non-removal of caste from name of ward in Srivilliputhur consti...

Residents of the area boycotted the election to protest the government’s failure to remove the caste name

The Pain Of Inter Caste Marriage: Social Stigma & Social Boycott

In our country, we talk a lot about progress and education. But when we look at the reality of love and marriage, our society is still trapped in old mindsets. Based on my observat...