As historian Chitrarekha Gupta writes in ‘The Writers’ Class of Ancient India ... caste enumerations (by households), used to regulate social hierarchies and impose differential taxation and ...

Caste, a word foreign in origin but deeply immersed in India's identity today, has travelled centuries and continents. From ...

NEW DELHI -- India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about ...

The Mauryan Empire stands as a pivotal chapter in ancient Indian history, renowned for its significant administrative ...

That the Indian caste system is rigid has been a view amplified by the western scholars for decades. The birth-based discriminatory system is unique to India also somehow has been projected by the ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics. There are hundreds of caste groups based on occupation and economic status across India ...

Once seen as entertainment only for children, graphic novels in India have come a long way. They are no longer confined to ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy in India and is critical to Indian life and politics. There are hundreds of caste groups based on occupation and economic status across India ...

The caste-based discrimination is not only prevalent among the first generation of Indian diaspora but also persists in the hearts and minds of the second or third generation,” he told said ...