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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Topic: Caste

Faith-tech wears the mask of decolonisation. It’s Brahminical revival

The same institutions selling Hindu heritage as entrepreneurial wisdom have a caste problem no one is talking about.

Bihar made 6 Musahar women bus drivers. A man supervises them, of course

Introduced across six cities, Bihar’s Pink buses were meant to provide safer public transport for women. Yet a year later, the transport department has managed to recruit only six women drivers for 100 buses, most of which are still operated by men.

Site of Ambedkar’s 1927 satyagraha, Chavdar Tale fell into neglect over time. It’s now coming back to life

With centenary year of Mahad satyagraha approaching, Maharashtra govt—after proposals by the nagar parishad over last five years—has green-lit a Rs 55 cr rejuvenation plan.

Why SC stand on Scheduled Caste conversion signals a structural reset in India

British Colonial censuses did not merely record caste, they froze it, standardised it, and permanently tied it to governance. Independent India inherited this mechanism.

Religion was not a consistent barrier for temple or mosque entry in India. It’s caste doing

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.

HDFC employee used caste marker as a psychological shield. It’s instinctive not arrogance

An abused woman responded instinctively, seeking deterrence rather than dominance. To convert that reflex into a political crime exposes moral confusion.

What is an adopted child’s caste? Birth or belonging: Bombay High Court sets the record straight

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'.

Taliban uses Sharia to justify its criminal code. It’s not new to me as a Pasmanda Muslim

As someone who has spent years speaking about caste, hierarchy, and inequality within Muslim societies, I cannot ignore the pattern anymore.

Some OBCs were ‘dominant’ in medieval India. How history can decode the UGC controversy

Temples, military labour markets, and land-grant regimes structured medieval caste hierarchies. Today, access to education, employment, bureaucratic categories, and media platforms do.

‘Why discussing caste is a crime?’ Faculty, scholars shocked by IIT-Delhi probe on conference

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'.

On Camera

The 3 failures that plague Punjab today

Militancy does not account for Punjab’s decline that commenced a decade after the cessation of violence. Three subtle, cumulative failures provide the explanation.

Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s first Investment Friendliness Index, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu follow

The report evaluates 28 states and 8 UTs on 84 indicators across eight pillars, with Niti Aayog pitching it as a reform tool rather than just a ranking exercise.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side. It could be Congress’s chance for revival

Even if it’s a municipal election someplace where the Congress is a cipher, you will find BJP targeting it. It’s an acknowledgement that Modi sees Congress, however battered, as his only likely challenger.