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Nootan Sharma, Principal Correspondent, has been with ThePrint since 2021. She reports on the UPSC coaching industry, youth aspirations and government recruitment with a focus on small-town India. Nootan can be reached at nootan.sharma@theprint.in
Why did caste identity became important in first place? Same village Brahmins practice untouchability till now. Do we need any more proof?
The people are annoyed with dishonesty and impersonation, not their caste. If they had been honest that they were Yadav, then some people would have genuinely appreciated. But they want to take on brahmin identity only for earning money, not to spread spirituality.