This story appeared as The Big Blind Spot in Outlook’s December 11 issue, Dravida, which captures these tensions that shape ...

The Dravidian Movement has shaped Tamil Nadu’s politics for over a century. Yet, despite its professed commitment to social justice, the movement has a complex legacy of excluding Dalits and ...

On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decided to include caste enumeration in the forthcoming census exercise. The decision came amid the opposition's persistent demand for such a ...

India, Nov. 16 -- The proclamation of a new revolution dismantling caste-based politics in Bihar marks a defining moment in India's democratic evolution. Five decades after Loknayak Jayaprakash ...

JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas interviews Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, chief editor of LeftWord Books, and ...

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Today, the most urgent transformation needed in many local contexts is the social conscience of various OBC groups, so that ...

A groundbreaking US survey revealed widespread caste discrimination among Dalits, challenging the notion that it's confined ...

Community leaders, including a Christian pastor, have cautiously welcomed a northern Indian state’s move to ban caste-based political rallies, arguing it will undermine grassroots struggles by the ...

In this episode of Talking Politics, we explore how Bihar’s recent mandate reflects deeper shifts in India’s political ...

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