By the 18th century, Maratha dominions and other Indian states had developed fairly detailed caste enumerations, used to regulate hierarchies and impose differential taxation and privileges.
Rahul Gandhi's pitch for a nation-wide caste census was always about carrying out an 'x-ray' of the country, rather than simply counting castes, asserts Congress senior leader.
The caste survey report was submitted to the state government last year, but it has not been made public, even though some portions have purportedly come out through leaks.
Central govt report pegs Bihar's sex ratio as India's lowest in 2022, at just 891 girls for every 1,000 boys, dropping since 2020. Bihar chief secy says caste census data more authentic.
Rahul claimed BJP decided questions of caste census in a closed room, as opposed to Congress’s approach with 3 lakh people preparing questions in open meetings in Telangana.
In Haryana’s 2024 election, the sub-classification of SCs reshaped politics—deepening OSC–DSC divides and giving BJP a strategic edge among Deprived SCs.
The last Census of India was conducted in 2011 in two phases. What is new in this exercise is that the enumeration of caste will also take place alongside enumeration of population.
The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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