Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.
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Census 2027: no decision yet on how open-field caste entries will be sorted · 26 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Use the decision to count all castes again after 1931 as strong evidence that caste remains relevant to policy and politics.
- The CCPA approved caste enumeration on 30 April 2025; Census 2027 will be the first full caste count since 1931, with the open field tested in 16 States and UTs in July 2026.
- Opposition parties and OBC groups fear a repeat of SECC 2011, whose caste data was never released, showing how politically charged caste data remains.
- Bihar's 2022-23 caste survey, which used a fixed list, shows States too conducting their own caste counts.
Census 2027 first phase nears completion, PM calls it a national responsibility · 28 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Use the decision to count caste in Census 2027 as evidence that caste remains central to policy, planning and politics in India.
- Census 2027, India's first digital Census, includes caste enumeration approved on 30 April 2025, the first beyond SC and ST counts since Independence.
- Caste data is expected to give a factual basis for debates on reservation, sub-categorisation and social justice instead of estimates.
- Results may intensify demands linked to reservation and delimitation, showing caste's continuing political salience.
Is 'purifying' a venue after a Dalit leader's rally untouchability under Article 17? · 2 September 2026 · Covers one part · use it in the example
Use the Haldwani controversy and recent rulings to illustrate that caste still shapes public life and law.
- The Haldwani 'purification' after a Dalit leader's rally drew national debate; J.P. Nadda told the Rajya Sabha action would be taken against wrongdoers.
- In Sukanya Shantha (3 October 2024) the Supreme Court struck down caste-based work rules in prison manuals, showing caste practices persisting inside state institutions.