Caste has been an intrinsic part of Indian society since the post-Independence period, and it is a crippling institution, causing inseparable harm to the marginalized people. It is a social construct, which is still deeply embedded in Indian society, and still people are discriminated against on the basis of caste. Only 15% of the marriages that occur are inter-caste, which clearly demonstrates that people still have certain preconceived nations attached to certain castes. In India, there hasn’t been a proper count of data since the 1931 census. It becomes imperative to conduct a caste census in order to address these…
Author: Shreya Yadav
With the onset of the winter season, Delhi finds itself engulfed by the toxic and suffocating layer of smog once again. This recurring phenomenon has become vicious in nature – impossible to break. But this time, Delhi transcended all precedent records, touching an air quality index (AQI) of 1000, which is way beyond ‘hazardous’ levels of 400 to 500. No one would have thought that a day would come when the safe limit of World Health Organization would be breached. Causes The cause of the worsening of air condition is hybrid. Some upper elite class considers the burning of stubble…
India’s history is marked by the peaceful coexistence of different religious sites all over the country, fostering a sense of unity and harmony among people. But in recent years, communal riots and tensions have been on the surge, depicting an erosion in the nation’s social tapestry. The diversity of India, which was once considered as the marker of India’s unity, now faces a grim reality of fractured unity with the religious sites transforming into arenas of tensions. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of petitions, mostly by the Hindu right-wing parties claiming that the mosque…
