Caste census

Why Andre Beteille’s nuanced legacy matters: India’s foremost sociologist who contested caste census

February 05, 2026 10:43 am

As a scholar who brought Karl Marx and Max Weber to the centre of Indian sociological studies, Beteille thought the importance of caste would decline over time; he was criticised by many scholars

'Agree in principle': Supreme Court on concerns over self-declaration for census caste enumeration

February 03, 2026 5:08 am

The petitioner raised a concern before the Supreme Court that without a "verifiable material" requirement, the census data could be compromised by "hazardous" inaccuracies.

Stalin urges Centre to consult states on caste enumeration in upcoming census

January 12, 2026 3:55 am

Yogendra Yadav writes: We need to move from a caste census with a capital C to one with a small c

November 11, 2025 1:58 pm

Only then can we have a full inventory of how assets and opportunities are distributed in contemporary India

Akhilesh Yadav to EC: Add caste column, SIR can be preliminary caste census

November 01, 2025 4:01 am

Inclusion of the data on caste would ensure functioning of the government and its policies on the lines of ‘social justice’, says SP chief

Karnataka school holiday extended till October 18 to complete caste survey

October 08, 2025 11:08 am

While the Socioeconomic and Educational Survey was scheduled to be held from September 22 to October 7, none of the districts has achieved 100% completion of the door-to-door enumeration exercise.

Manish Tewari writes: Census 2027 must count sub-caste in

October 01, 2025 7:36 am

India’s first fully digital Census offers opportunities for sophisticated metadata analysis. These technological capabilities will be wasted if data collection remains conceptually limited to expansive categories

India’s Census delay and the problem of unequal representation

September 17, 2025 6:15 pm

Parliament must introduce legal timelines that make both census and delimitation time-bound and predictable

Caste census in Himachal Pradesh: The potential political impact and what experts say

June 24, 2025 3:13 pm

Scheduled Castes comprise approximately 25% of the population in Himachal Pradesh, with Other Backward Classes accounting for 13.52%, and Scheduled Tribes, 5.71%.

Delhi Confidential: Changing Face

June 19, 2025 2:07 am

Union ministers have been holding press conferences over the past few days to highlight the work done by their ministries over the last 11 years.