The Kerala government has pledged to investigate a recent incident of alleged caste discrimination at the historic Koodalmanikyam Temple in Thrissur district. The issue came to light after an employee ...

THRISSUR: The Irinjalakuda Koodalmanikyam temple thantris’ decision to stay away from rituals in protest against the ...

From Brahmins to Other Backward Castes (OBCs), Patidars to tribal leaders, the BJP has chief ministers come from diverse caste backgrounds. Listen to Story BJP returned to Delhi after 27 years with ...

Few social systems illustrate this phenomenon more clearly than the caste system, one of history’s most enduring hierarchies. Deeply embedded in Indian society, caste consequently dictates the ...

NEW DELHI—When Amrita Mishra passed the bar exam, she rushed out to pick up one of the biggest perks of being a lawyer in India: an “Advocate” sticker to slap on the window of her car. The ...