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Why are we afraid of the caste census?

by rti_adminon July 26, 2015March 20, 20230

Bhanwar Meghwanshi The entire debate is centred on removing the caste column in the census questionnaire while the real problem is caste itself. Why is no one talking about annihilating caste? Caste census:Crucial for identification of weakers sections of society. Photo: AP In rural India, even today, the first words uttered by way of …

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A case for caste census

by rti_adminon December 25, 2014March 20, 20230

Era Sezhiyan As the Supreme Court has ruled that conducting a caste-based census is against the law, the people would like to know what steps the Prime Minister will take to sustain the policies of reservation. By Era Sezhiyan In its judgment of November 7, 2014, the Supreme Court set aside two orders of …