Tuesday, July 20, 2010

The Hindu : Magazine / Issues : Why are we afraid of the caste census?

The Hindu : Magazine / Issues : Why are we afraid of the caste census?
A caste census would…provide the basis for framing sound development policies required for social justice.
In rural India, even today, the first words uttered by way of introduction when two persons meet are — “what is your caste….?”; a piece of information people seem most enthusiastic to elicit from each other before anything else.

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