Caste census is a case study of divide & misrule
Certain castes such as the Mahars (Ambedkar’s caste) or the Jatavs (Mayawati’s caste) may be flagged as privileged and their quotas in jobs and educational seats reduced.
Updated At : 07:33 AM May 29, 2025 IST
Pitfall: Some may believe that a caste census will foster public good. Objectively, however, this will create minorities within minorities. PTI
CENSUS enumerations are never to satisfy idle curiosity, nor to doodle with numbers, but always with a policy in mind. When colonial authorities did a caste census it was to power their “divide and rule” objectives. Why should independent India today want to do the same and invite more divisions? The proposed caste census may be well intentioned, but as its tail risks are scary; the matter should not be absentmindedly ignored.
