
Why is the Centre afraid of caste data and the census?
It is the fear of providing a fresh sail to the ‘Mandal’ (OBC) politics of the 1990s that prevents ‘Kamandal’ (BJP) politics in power from disclosing OBC data of the SECC of 2011 or conducting a fresh OBC count.
Does India need a caste census?
There are many strong arguments for and against it. The...