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There are more than a billion people in India with diverse religious beliefs, and understanding the changes in the religious composition over time can be insightful from a cultural, social, and political standpoint.
It is well known that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been among the most marginalised sections of Indian society. Successive governments have attempted to improve their conditions in different ways, including affirmative action and welfare programmes. This paper attempts a comparative study of size and related issues of these marginalised communities and highlights data gaps in evaluating state policies for their development. It also argues that while the state policy on data is ambivalent and incongruent, the existing policies of socio-economic development for the deprived and...
There are more than a billion people in India with diverse religious beliefs, and understanding the changes in the religious composition over time can be insightful from a cultural, social, and political standpoint.
It is well known that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been among the most marginalised sections of Indian society. Successive governments have attempted to improve their conditions in different ways, including affirmative action and welfare programmes. This paper attempts a comparative study of size and related issues of these marginalised communities and
A caste census should not be to reinforce identity but to understand social, economic issues, says sociologist Surinder S Jodhka.