Caste bias

‘If caste assertion continues, people who call themselves Hindus will cease to exist…’: Madhya Pradesh High Court

October 18, 2025 10:55 am

Court took suo motu cognisance of an incident from Damoh district, where a person from OBC community was forced to wash the feet of an upper caste man for allegedly sharing an AI-generated meme

Madhya Pradesh police have begun investigating an incident of caste-based humiliation in Damoh district

AI image sparks caste tensions in Madhya Pradesh village, youth ‘forced to apologise to Brahmins, wash man’s feet’

October 12, 2025 12:12 pm

A video of Purushottam Kushwaha washing Anuj Pandey’s feet and apologising to the Brahmin community has been shared widely on social media, following which police have said they’re taking preventive action to maintain law and order

Karan Johar’s casteless universe gets a Prakash Jha-style reality check in ‘Dhadak 2’

October 01, 2025 11:34 am

Instead of the streets of London, Dhadak 2 features the Bhopal lakeside; instead of the sets meant to represent Chandni Chowk sets, it is filmed in real houses to reflect how the disadvantaged actually live; and instead of a world where politics is unheard of, here it is a constant in the life of the hero

UP government order against ‘caste-based signs’ at rallies collapses voices of marginalised and privileged.

UP government order on 'caste-based signs': Don't silence the marginalised

September 23, 2025 7:37 am

Assertion of caste by upper caste individuals or groups might, intentionally or otherwise, intimidate marginalised castes. For the latter, in contrast, public displays of identity – especially in political contexts -- are a way to counter historical injustices.

Over 70% of UG seats go unfilled in state-run colleges of West Bengal

PhD is not enough to enter academia. How letters of recommendation become a barrier for marginalised students

September 19, 2025 11:18 am

University job notifications declare that “candidates from marginalised communities are strongly encouraged to apply”. If the university system believes in it, they should discard the discriminatory practices

Not found suitable: Reality of Dalit, Adivasi and OBCs in Indian universities

July 28, 2025 5:26 pm

Upper caste, male, able-bodied privileged members of society should learn radical empathy. Or else, these gaps will never be filled

Karnataka High Court recalls order quashing caste atrocity case against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, IISc officials

July 18, 2025 2:36 pm

The case involves allegations of caste-based discrimination, wrongful dismissal, and threats made by senior IISc officials and members of its Governing Council.

Indian universities have a caste problem. A bit of empathy will go a long way

July 15, 2025 3:51 pm

Many empirical studies based on university-level data show that marginalised social groups suffer from a lack of systemic support in university spaces and are under-represented in most academic bodies and programmes

Five syndicate members have objected to the high court’s order directing the appointment of Dr H Krishnaram and urged the university to appeal against the single-bench decision. Krishnaram is a syndicate member of Bengaluru City University.

Bangalore University row and the struggle to combat caste discrimination on campuses

July 11, 2025 7:19 pm

Indian higher education has yet to develop an effective policy framework to prevent caste-based discrimination. This failure stems from a fundamental reluctance to acknowledge caste as an institutional problem

A different nationalism: Let's go back to our Constitution

June 20, 2025 7:11 pm

Notwithstanding the riches of India’s heritage, it would be historically inaccurate to think that one could find there a grammar for universal franchise, popular sovereignty, and justiciable fundamental rights, those distinctive features of our Constitution