Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a five-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and ...

Fasting in the sense of not eating for a specific time upavasa or abstaining from specific substances during certain periods is a wellestablished part of all Hindu spiritual practices In the early tim ...

In a blistering attack on the BJP’s state leadership, suspended BJP leader and senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday hinted at launching or joining a new political outfit, citing deepening ...

The work on three new hostels for students belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) communities is underway ...

It is a popular idea between the practitioners of complementary medicine and Indian culture that rubbing fingernails together can give you thick dense and healthy hair Is there any logic in this notio ...

Chinmayi Sripada, celebrated for her voice in South Indian cinema, reflects on her career, marked by popular songs and ...

Importantly, Neelakandan’s approach to the Indian caste system has the potential to open the space for a healthy discourse. The author makes a case for new social science in India.

Despite its deep roots in Indian tradition, the modern understanding and usage of the word “caste” came through European intervention. As sociologist Surinder S Jodhka notes in Caste: Oxford India ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...

India's caste system is 3,000 years old and continues to determine the opportunities that most of the country's 1.4 billion people have, from work to marriage.

As sociologist Ashis Nandy notes, the Indian state has internalised caste even while claiming to abolish it. Reform must extend beyond legal tools into pedagogy, representation, and narrative justice.