Caste Consciousness: The census heightened awareness of caste distinctions, fostering competition and conflict between groups ...

The oldest Tamil epics are based on women from mercantile families. It has nothing to do with warriors or priests. The ...

In an interview with Frontline, the Dalit poet and thinker Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy discusses Buddha, Basava, and Ambedkar’s ...

Discrimination based on birth was outlawed in India in 1950 but the legacy of the caste system continues to be felt around ...