Mapping land ownership as part of the caste census could uncover key patterns about power, resources
Land remains the most important asset for Indians, but at the same time, ownership is highly skewed by caste.
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Land remains the most important asset for Indians, but at the same time, ownership is highly skewed by caste.
Less time for leisure and self-care can affect building community and result in isolation.
Married working Indian women spend 82 minutes a day less on themselves than married working men, our analysis of time-use data shows
Express View: There is room for development and policy interventions by the state that can help the community without relying on quotas alone. But, for that to happen, the current politics of brinksmanship must give way to a good-faith dialogue
Late resurgence of Lohiate politics being driven by a changed political economy stifling the economic prospects of both the dominant as well as the non-dominant backward and marginalised castes