Caste Surveys: Why Caste-Based Census Is Controversial?

Will a caste census trigger a disaster or settle the demand of many political parties? While it plays such a dominant role in our social, economic, and political life, it is strange that no credible caste data has existed since 1931. Also, the prominent four main castes, Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaishya, and Shudra, have produced hundreds of subcastes and continue to do so.

What is caste census and why some political parties want it? Will it bring back identity politics in India? Let’s understand.

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