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PTI : People hold placards during a protest against the University Grants Commission's recently notified 'Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026', in Jabalpur on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.

The Socio-Cultural Debate Over The UGC’s Equity Regulations

Microsoft’s Kalika Bali

AI Summit 2026: Caste A Social Reality In India, Yet Western AI Blind to It, Microsoft’s Kalika Bali

BY Outlook Business

MBTheGuide : With a population of nearly 28,000 people drawn from different castes and religions, Soundala reflects the diversity and complexities of rural India. But on that day, the village chose unity over division.

A Constitutional Dream Comes Alive In A Small Maharashtra Village

BY Jinit Parmar

|Representational Image : A Professor’s Death and the Caste Faultlines in J&K’s Universities

A Professor’s Death and the Caste Faultlines in J&K’s Universities

BY Ishfaq Naseem

PTI : Members of All India Students' Association (AISA) raise slogans during a protest demanding the implementation of the UGC Equity Regulations 2026 on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. The Supreme Court stayed the UGC regulations on Thursday, saying the framework is "prima facie vague".

Supreme Court’s Stay On UGC Equity Regulations Sparks Heated Debate on Caste

BY Jagisha Arora

PTI : Prayagraj: Advocates of the Allahabad High Court hold a protest against the UGC Bill 2026, which introduces stricter rules to curb caste-based discrimination in higher education, in Prayagraj, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

Caste On Campus: When Discrimination Outlives Accountability

IMAGO / Heritage Images : Marriage and Its Many Refusals

Marriage and Its Many Refusals

BY Vaishnavi Pal

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The Caste Con Census: Why Counting Caste May Wound More Than It Heals

BY Sahil Hussain Choudhury

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The ‘Proud R’ Debate: Who Gets To Reclaim A Slur?

BY Jagisha Arora

| Photo: Sudharak Olwe : With the advent of social media, we are forced to face the reality on our screens while wrapped in the cosiness of our clean house.

India’s Sanitation Crisis Is A Caste Crisis We Refuse To Acknowledge

BY Suraj Yengde

| Photo: Imago/Hindustan Times : The Icon: A young boy sells portraits
of Ambedkar

Left’s Caste Blind Spot: Ambedkar And His Criticism of The Circle Of 'Brahmin Boys'

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

| Photo: Subash Sagar : Faces of Tragedy: Chinnakannu shows the picture of his son

The Big Blind Spot: How Caste Still Shapes Tamil Nadu's Society

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

A Meeting of Minds: B.R. Ambdekar with Periyar at the Buddhist conference in Yangon in 1954

March Of Movements

BY Anand Teltumbde

IMAGO / Dreamstime : Kerala's Extreme Poverty-Free Claim And The Political Possibility of Positive Freedom

Kerala's Extreme Poverty-Free Claim And The Political Possibility of Positive Freedom

BY Dayal Paleri

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: PATNA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 9: Former MPs Anand Mohan, Lovely Anand and others holding swords during a meeting on preparation of Maharana Pratap Shourya Sammelan at Pataliputra on November 9, 2023 in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times) Bihar Politics And Governance

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Anand Mohan Singh: The Convicted Don Whom Nitish Released by Changing the Jail Manual

BY Mohammad Ali

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Capitalising On Amaravati: From Buddhist Legacy To Political Battleground In Andhra Pradesh

IMAGO / Hindustan Times : RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with Ranvijay Sahu MAL being garlanded during Teli Hunkar Rally at Millar School ground on February 9, 2025 in Patna, India. (Photo by Santosh Kumar Hindustan Times ) Bihar Politics And Governance

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How Caste Associations Shape Politics in North India and Bihar

BY Rama Shanker Singh

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In The Name of Caste: Book Review of Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s ‘The Menon Investigation’

BY Varsha Tiwary

IMAGO / ANI News : Prashant Kishor, along with Jan Suraaj National President Uday Singh, during a press conference Patna, Oct 13 (ANI): Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor, along with Jan Suraaj National President Uday Singh, with other dignitaries, during a press conference as they released the second candidate list of the Bihar Assembly Election, in Patna on Monday.

Bihar’s Ballot: Where Castes Collide And Dreams Hang By A Thread

BY Amal Chandra

Former RSS Member Bhanwar Meghwanshi on His Journey to Activism

Bhanwar Meghwanshi: From RSS Member to Social Justice Advocate

BY Jagisha Arora

A protest march during Bharat Bandh against the Supreme Court's decision on creamy layer in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservation. | representative image |

An Uneasy Calm Prevails in Limbda in Shimla District After the Death by Suicide of a 12-year-old Dalit Boy

BY Ashwani Sharma

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Allahabad High Court Prohibits Caste Disclosure In All Police Records

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : Outlook’s August 2023 issue, titled 'Gandhiji, I Have No Homeland'

Independence Deferred: Caste And The Struggle For True Freedom In India

BY Saher Hiba Khan

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Final Destination: The Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi

Denial Of Dignity: The Psychological Toll Of India's Caste System

BY Avantika Mehta

Dispute Over Dalit Man’s Cremation In Himachal’s Hamirpur Triggers Caste Tensions

Dispute Over Dalit Man’s Cremation In Himachal’s Hamirpur Triggers Caste Tensions

BY PTI

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