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About the Book: The Caste Con Census
It is the C word that counts. It has been almost a hundred years since the last
nation-wide caste count. The 1931 Census, a British exercise, accounted for 4,
147 castes. The SocioEconomic and Caste Census of 2011 returned over 46 lakh
caste names. Castes are countless. Caste, by definition, divides. And in the
modern period, castes have only multiplied. Many advocates of social justice
believe that counting castes will help redress inequalities. Is this true? What
will a more detailed headcount reveal? How will the data be used? In an age when
the state often fudges truth and
About the Book: The Caste Con Census
It is the C word that counts. It has been almost a hundred years since the last
nation-wide caste count. The 1931 Census, a British exercise, accounted for 4,
147 castes. The SocioEconomic and Caste Census of 2011 returned over 46 lakh
caste names. Castes are countless. Caste, by definition, divides. And in the
modern period, castes have only multiplied. Many advocates of social justice
believe that counting castes will help redress inequalities. Is this true? What
will a more detailed headcount reveal? How will the data be used? In an age when
the state often fudges truth and