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The release of the Bihar caste survey report, which puts the State’s backward castes at 63.14 per cent, threatens the BJP’s carefully nurtured “Hindutva unity” and brings caste right back into the political fray.
In this issue
03-11-2023
35 STORIES
Conflating Hinduism with Vedic religion is a dangerous distortion
It will wipe out internal debate and reformist tendencies within the tradition.
B. Jeyamohan
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The Gaza crisis was a ticking time bomb
Fuelled by incendiary Israeli ministers, extremist settler violence, and an eager-to-war Hamas, it was waiting for a spark.
Talmiz Ahmad
How Karnataka’s maths reflect the interplay of power, piety, and politics
The symbols of Lingayat power now stand poised to become political tools for Scheduled Caste status.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Is this Mandal 2.0?
Bihar caste survey results may boost demand for national caste census, but OBC divisions could limit electoral impact.
Sanjay Kumar,
Aadyot Prakash
Siddaramaiah on the horns of a dilemma over caste survey in Karnataka
The findings could shake up Lingayat and Vokkaliga political dominance.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
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