Yahoo: India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory. So why is it being included in the next census?
India’s caste system is controversial and discriminatory. So why is it being included in the next census?
Christian Science Monitor: India’s census delay brings new life to an old debate: Is it moral to count caste?
India’s census delay brings new life to an old debate: Is it moral to count caste?
A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. India’s caste system is an ancient social hierarchy based on occupation and ...
MSN: Caste census in India: What it means and why it matters now?
New Delhi: In a historic shift, the Indian government has given the green light to conduct a caste census alongside the upcoming nationwide population count. This marks the return of caste enumeration ...
Caste census in India: What it means and why it matters now?
The Hill: What is India’s caste system? Is it contentious in U.S.?
The Conversation: Caste in India: ‘blind recruitment’ for the civil service won’t fix the system
“What is your full name?” This question – when asked of an Indian – is often intended to determine the respondent’s caste. In a society where rigid hierarchies run deep, the answer to an innocuous ...
Caste in India: ‘blind recruitment’ for the civil service won’t fix the system
MSN: Caste Census: This caste has largest population in India, not Brahmins, Dalits, SCs, the name is...; know key facts about caste-based census
Caste Census: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government has announced to carry out a caste-based census across the country, meeting a long-standing demand of the opposition INDIA bloc led by ...