In India, addressing the problem of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through the
governmental policy of OBCs quotas in higher education institutions, and
subsequently passing of an Act by the Parliament, has renewed the debate on
reserving space and other related issues regarding these individuals. This
volume brings together selected and exceptionally insightful papers which have
appeared in the journals, newspapers etc. dealing with every conceivable
dimension of this reservation policy in general, and for the OBCs in particular.
The detailed introduction of this volume familiarizes the lay reader with the
complex debate on OBC reservations. The editors contextualize the issues of
social exclusion in Indian society associated with