In a society deeply rooted in the caste system, where Dalits (then called untouchables) were barred from entering Hindu temples, Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, issued ...

Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these ...

Artisans who make Kolhapuri sandals are demanding better recognition after Prada failed to acknowledge design roots.

More than a 19th-century actress, Binodini Dasi was a woman who dared to write her life in ink, on her own terms. Her memoir ...

The plight of the Dalit people is the focus of the third edition of V.T. Rajshekar’s 1997 book “Dalit: The Black Untouchables ...

Although India officially abolished the caste system decades ago, Dalits continue to face prejudice.Across large swaths of India, upper-caste people threaten or attack Dalits for reasons as simple ...

The economic census, which was conducted in 2013 and covered 58.5 million economic enterprises, provides data on social-group wise ownership of proprietary establishments. The relative ownership ...

The story so far: The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, has decided to conduct caste enumeration in the upcoming Census. As per Article 246 of the ...

In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take to finally break it. Plus, more from archives.

Caste enumeration is a necessary exercise that will inevitably change the composition and politics of this social identity marker. Such a headcount wouldn’t just record reality, but may actually ...