Indian society rests on a graded hierarchy called caste, which Dr BR Ambedkar described as “an ascending scale of reverence ...

Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power next month. More than two-thirds of ...

Kaun Banega Crorepati is an Indian TV institution. It’s been around for the better part of two decades, yet remains massively popular, and is hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, one of Bollywood’s most ...

The survey estimated to cost ₹420 crore, is being called by the BJP “a political ploy by the Siddaramaiah-led government” As Karnataka gears up for its high-stakes caste-based survey, the state's ...

CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam blamed two major political parties in Tamil Nadu for keeping caste system intact by fielding candidates according to the regions’ caste strength and population.

Madras High Court stays order on caste-based societies, limiting the stay to the South Indian Senguntha Mahajana Sangam's ...

NEW DELHI -- Recent mass conversions to Buddhism by Indian Dalits have underscored anew the fears and frustrations of a community of about 200 million people considered to be at the bottom of the ...

MADIKERI: The ongoing debate on whether Kodavas belong to the Hindu religion or the Kodava religion is causing a dilemma among the community members. While a section of the community leaders is urging ...

NEW DELHI -- Ram Nath Kovind was elected India's new president Thursday, the second time since independence a head of state has been chosen from the bottom of the Hindu caste system. Kovind won the ...

In Grhini Kartavya Shastra, Arogyashastra Arthat Pakshastra (The Duty of a Housewife, Health or Cooking Science), published in 1913, the writer Yashoda Devi weaves recipes together with descriptions ...