Caste still counts? Inside UGC’s new anti-discrimination rules and the high cost of non-compliance | Explained

The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...

Explained: UGC’s new regulations to deal with caste-based discrimination and the opposition to them

These regulations — a fresh version of the “equity” regulations the UGC first issued in 2012 — are now in the eye of a storm, ...
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Government approves caste census: What is it and why it matters - Explained

NEW DELHI: Caste enumeration was a regular feature of census exercises during British rule from 1881 to 1931. However, with the first census of independent India in 1951, the government chose to ...
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The Indian Caste System: A Self-Perpetuating Social Order

Why do people defend social systems that oppress them? Why do the marginalized sometimes work to uphold structures and arrangements that limit their potential? These questions are not just ...