Gods, Guns and Missionaries ... but millions are without education.’’ Tilak’s disdain for lower castes and his penchant for an upper caste-led nationalism did not last long.

The destruction of caste does not therefore mean the destruction of a physical barrier. It means a notional change.” Further, while dealing with a case related to exclusion of Scheduled Castes ...

The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea to include the Are-Katika (Khatik) community in the scheduled castes list across all ...

The Madras High Court (HC) on Thursday, February 20, asked the state government whether caste names in government-run institutions could be removed as done in the case of such appendages in the names ...

Vinay Modi, a high-ranking officer in the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services, has officially assumed the role of permanent Member Secretary at the Himachal Pradesh State Scheduled Caste ...

Lingayats and Vokkaligas accounted for 65 lakh and 60 lakh, respectively. The large but fragmented backward caste group of Kurubas numbered 45 lakh, while Scheduled Tribes constituted 40.45 lakh. The ...

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking the inclusion of the Are-Katika (Khatik) community in the scheduled castes list nationwide. The court stated that such constitutional amendments fall ...

New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to include a community in the list of scheduled castes in all states in the country. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and ...

From Brahmins to Other Backward Castes (OBCs), Patidars to tribal leaders, the BJP has chief ministers come from diverse caste backgrounds ... belongs to the Kanwar community, a Scheduled Tribe (ST).

The Madras High Court has ordered reopening of a temple in Villupuram which was sealed in 2023 following caste related conflicts. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan directed the Hindu Religious and ...