Demands For Caste Based Census

The phenomenon of caste and its origin, evolution and existence is peculiar to India. The caste system seems to have developed to a point that even in the 21^st Century, it manages to retain importance in the contemporary social organization in the country. It is known that there are thousands of castes in India which are further divided into various sub-castes, each categorised according to their specific occupation. But this categorisation is not strict and rigid.

• According to scholars, Indian communities cannot be bounded in rigid categories as their boundaries have remained fluid, fuzzy and dynamic because of the process of ....