https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/the-missing-data-on-caste-in-indias-private-sector-what-we-cannot-measure-we-cannot-fix https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-10/01yqq9t3/caste-census.jpeg On 14 August 2026, the Centre notified the questions for the 2027 Census, and for the first time in independent India the household schedule will ask for caste beyond the SC and ST categories, with enumeration due in February 2027. themooknayak-en en 2026-11-02T15:10:29.365+05:30 The Missing Data on Caste in India's Private Sector: What We Cannot Measure, We Cannot Fix Census 2027 caste enumeration, caste discrimination in India's private sector, inclusion in Indian companies https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-youth-files-police-complaint-against-iit-patna-registrar-banae-writes-to-education-ministry-demanding-suspension https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-11-02/me38jp7t/IIT-पटना.jpg IIT Patna received several complaints from faculty members and rights activists over alleged comments by Thakur on social media platforms. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-11-02/gat97ryf/WhatsApp-Image-2026-11-01-at-9.04.00-PM.jpeg The complaint has been given to the SC/ST police station, Patna. themooknayak-en en 2026-11-02T13:03:42.784+05:30 Dalit Youth Files Police Complaint Against IIT Patna Registrar; BANAE Writes to Education Ministry Demanding Suspension IIT Patna Registrar posts, Anti reservation post, Dalit community, Awalendra Kumar Thakur https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/private-sector-reservation-and-affordable-home-ownership-an-ambedkarite-economic-agenda-for-maharashtra https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-10-31/4l0go3ht/GeminiGeneratedImage5tnql5tnql5tnql5.png AI generated image themooknayak-en en 2026-11-01T12:12:00.000+05:30 Private-Sector Reservation and Affordable Home Ownership: An Ambedkarite Economic Agenda for Maharashtra Private-Sector Reservation, caste hierarchy https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/protesters-detained-outside-arunachal-bhawan-during-solidarity-demonstration-against-siang-dam-project-and-militarisation https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-10-31/zeskwf75/2.jpeg Participants raised slogans against the dam, called for the release of detained anti-dam activists and leaders in Arunachal Pradesh, and demanded an end to the alleged militarisation of the Siang Valley. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-10-31/bkny6v28/1.jpeg Protesters reported being pushed, dragged, and forcibly removed. themooknayak-en en 2026-11-01T03:04:38.482+05:30 Protesters Detained Outside Arunachal Bhawan During Solidarity Demonstration Against Siang Dam Project and Militarisation anti-SUMP movement , Siang Dam Project, Militarisation , Indigenous rights https://en.themooknayak.com/education/iit-bombay-has-been-suppressing-student-voices-for-years-says-appsc-listing-earlier-cases-october-18-was-not-the-first-time https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-10-31/7000g4tw/IIT-BOMBAY.png APPSC says the violence against protestors on October 18, and the withholding of their belongings for 11 days, is not an isolated episode. In its telling, it is the latest link in a chain of administrative hostility that has steadily shrunk student spaces in recent years. themooknayak-en en 2026-11-01T00:12:00.000+05:30 IIT Bombay Has Been Suppressing Student Voices for Years, Says APPSC, Listing Earlier Cases: “October 18 Was Not the First Time” IIT Bombay, Sahil Wakode Suicide, APPSC student voices, caste discrimination, Prof. Suryanarayan Doolla, Shireesh Kedare