British Colonial censuses did not merely record caste, they froze it, standardised it, and permanently tied it to governance. Independent India inherited this mechanism.
Brahmins and Ashraafs not only set the rules for social climbing but also imposed rigid categories on the masses through their proximity to British power.
An abused woman responded instinctively, seeking deterrence rather than dominance. To convert that reflex into a political crime exposes moral confusion.
Holding that the process of adoption servers ties with biological parents, the Bombay High Court said child's caste should be the same as its adoptive parents'.
Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.
IIT-Delhi's third edition of 'Critical Philosophy of Caste and Race' has led to the formation of a committee that would 'investigate serious concerns raised about the conference'.
It will also be first Census wherein data will be collected using mobile applications. About 30 lakh field functionaries will be deployed for the entire process of operations.
Beneath the anger of youth uprising lies an older, rigid and unbreakable social order, one that continues to shape the country’s politics, society and economy: caste.
UP govt issued notification Sunday banning caste references in police documents, vehicles and rallies, in compliance with HC order that described caste glorification as 'anti-national'.
Bondi’s missteps hastened her exit, but her departure offers a reset. The Senate must not rubber-stamp Trump’s pick and should demand an attorney general committed to DOJ independence.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
As usual, this piece advances a myth that caste, especially in urban India, has become irrelevant. Denying the existence of caste is a usual trope of those who have access to the media. Since Dalit scholars are denied representation and space in the mainstream media, such tropes gain currency. On the other hand, caste has become invisible in India but is practised in a more subtle, covert manner. In bureaucracy, officers are also discriminated based on their caste; they hardly have any presence at the policy level posts despite being eligible and competent. No doubt, India is comfortable with caste and discrimination based on it.
Nice article. Only people who cling to caste ( like KKS does below) pontificate about its annihilation and that is the irony of their existence.
As usual, this piece advances a myth that caste, especially in urban India, has become irrelevant. Denying the existence of caste is a usual trope of those who have access to the media. Since Dalit scholars are denied representation and space in the mainstream media, such tropes gain currency. On the other hand, caste has become invisible in India but is practised in a more subtle, covert manner. In bureaucracy, officers are also discriminated based on their caste; they hardly have any presence at the policy level posts despite being eligible and competent. No doubt, India is comfortable with caste and discrimination based on it.