The last time comprehensive data on caste was collected was in the 1931 Census, and there is now a growing clamour to include caste as a category in the 2021 Census.
Studies on the Indian diaspora in the US can lead one to conclude that caste largely vanishes beyond boundaries of India. The story of IIT students suggests otherwise.
The media portrays the politics of Periyar and B. R. Ambedkar as one of their communities and not human liberation, denying it any universal potential.
On 24 August 1949, Jaipal Singh Munda, the driving force behind the Jharkhand movement, argued for political representation and self-governance for the tribal community in the Constituent Assembly.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
Only forword OBC,s are benefitted by implementation of Mandal Commission,s recommendations.Most backword Communities such as Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities are not at all got any benefits. They remained outside the main strem of the Society. They not at all considered as citizens of India. GoI should immediately take action to sub categorise OBC,s.
Sub categorisation in the OBC reservation policy is a welcomed step. But there has to be a political will to provide justice to the deprived and denied class in the sub strata of the OBC group. The best example to be given is of the naidu community in Tamil Nadu, where only the ‘Gavara’ sub group has got the advantage of OBC whereas ninety percent of the rest of the naidu community is either BPL or very low income middle class group. Caste wise enumeration in the state would prove the ground reality. At least someone concerned leader or official from Tamil Nadu must take note of this social disability to set right.
Only forword OBC,s are benefitted by implementation of Mandal Commission,s recommendations.Most backword Communities such as Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities are not at all got any benefits. They remained outside the main strem of the Society. They not at all considered as citizens of India. GoI should immediately take action to sub categorise OBC,s.
Dilip Mandal can learn you thing or 2 from you while writing articles. No wonder, you’re an academic , rising above caste biases. Thank you
Nice article
Sub categorisation in the OBC reservation policy is a welcomed step. But there has to be a political will to provide justice to the deprived and denied class in the sub strata of the OBC group. The best example to be given is of the naidu community in Tamil Nadu, where only the ‘Gavara’ sub group has got the advantage of OBC whereas ninety percent of the rest of the naidu community is either BPL or very low income middle class group. Caste wise enumeration in the state would prove the ground reality. At least someone concerned leader or official from Tamil Nadu must take note of this social disability to set right.