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Comment on the emergence of Backward classes in the Indian politics.

  • UPSC 2016
  • 15 marks
  • Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics

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The Other Backward Classes are the intermediate castes of peasants, herders and artisans, placed below the twice-born and above the untouchables. The Mandal Commission estimated them at 52% of the population and the NSSO at about 41%. Caste has shaped politics since colonial times, but the backward classes came together as one political bloc only…

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  • The Southern Head Start
  • The Northern Agrarian Surge
  • Mandal and the Silent Revolution
  • Reconfiguration after 2014
  • Significance and Limits
  • Conclusion
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