State BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary’s stern message is being seen in the light of the party’s long-standing effort in UP to ...

The gathering, attended by a group of Brahmin MLAs and MLCs, was held on the sidelines of the ongoing assembly session and reportedly included a community dinner along with discussions on issues ...

We show that in government, public sector as well as in the bureaucracy - compared to what things were in the 50s and 60s - there is enormous change in representation,' says Devesh Kapur ...

From lynchings and social boycotts to a historic caste census decision, 2025 showed that caste continues to shape violence, ...

MLAs in Uttar Pradesh sparked a fresh row after over four dozen Brahmin MLAs called for a “Brahmin-centric Meeting” on ...

Lucknow: Newly appointed UP BJP chief, Pankaj Chaudhary has expressed his displeasure over a meeting of Brahmin MLAs held ...

Politics in UP is also driven by caste matrices. The BJP deftly managed this in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, retaining the ...

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she "otherwise loved very much" — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City ...

Since Lalu Yadav’s 1995 win, Bihar has been governed by minority-led parties and OBC or Dalit chief ministers. Lalu Yadav was accused of banishing upper caste people from important posts, and Nitish ...

Like many recent arrivals to California, Prem Pariyar searched for work and a home within communities of fellow immigrants. So when coworkers at a South Asian restaurant in Davis refused to room with ...

"Votebank" politics Figuring out which party can win in Uttar Pradesh depends on complex caste equations and what political strategists call “votebank” politics. Or, as the saying goes: It’s not how ...