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Book Summary
About the Book: Counting a Nation: The Story of the Indian Census
A magisterial account of how Indias categories of identity, belonging and
citizenship have been forged.
The first Indian census was carried out in 1871 in the aftermath of the 1857
Uprising. Shaken by the revolt, the British Crown had resolved that it could not
govern a land it could not measure. Early enumeration, therefore, was a colonial
tool of classification and control. Following Independence, the census was
transformed into a democratic declaration of sovereignty and the foundation of
governance and planning. Alongside the Constitution and the first General
Election, it gave every
- ISBN-13
- 9789361131738
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan India
- Publishing Date
- 2026-11-20
- Total Pages
- 432
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Book Summary
About the Book: Counting a Nation: The Story of the Indian Census
A magisterial account of how Indias categories of identity, belonging and
citizenship have been forged.
The first Indian census was carried out in 1871 in the aftermath of the 1857
Uprising. Shaken by the revolt, the British Crown had resolved that it could not
govern a land it could not measure. Early enumeration, therefore, was a colonial
tool of classification and control. Following Independence, the census was
transformed into a democratic declaration of sovereignty and the foundation of
governance and planning. Alongside the Constitution and the first General
Election, it gave every
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9789361131738
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan India
- Publishing Date
- 2026-11-20
- Total Pages
- 432