For centuries, what we now call Hinduism was never a single religion. It was a civilisation organised through caste. Each caste had its own gods, rituals, food ...

Dravidian-Marxist discourse has hidden the state’s Hindu social model behind slogans of rationalism while appropriating its gains. Genuine secularism, or better, pluralism, cannot permit the majority ...

They have also been requested to mention Pali as their mother tongue. Census exercise formally began 1 May in Maharashtra, with launch of self-enumeration phase.

In this powerful and extraordinarily timely social history, Pulitzer winner Wilkerson (The Warmth of Other Suns) investigates the origins, evolution, and inner workings of America’s “shape-shifting, ...

Distinctive watercolour and oil paintings celebrate Bengaluru of yore at Varna Mythri — a retrospective show honouring the works of late artist Rumale Chennabasaviah in Hyderabad. The show at Salar ...

Among the tickets allocated to Forward Castes, Reddys come on the top with 49 candidates from the community in the YSRCP list, whereas Kammas, with 34 tickets, dominate the list of TDP-led alliance.

Therefore, democracy has become a mockery in India with its history of autocratic rulers and compliant subjects. Returning to his concept of ‘matha’ (sectarian thinking), he says that unless we free ...

A renewed row over 'delisting' has raised Constitutional questions around religion and affirmative action for Adivasis.