Census of India 2011 and the issues of national security: a dangerous gambit
Autori:
Saroj Kumar RATH
Editura:
Lumen
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 91-113
How to cite this article:Rath, S.K. (2011). Census of India 2011 and the issues of national security: a dangerous gambit. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 33, 91-113. |
Abstract:
The 2011 census will be the 15th edition of Indian National Census and 7th after
independence. After conducting six decennial censuses in the independent India,
suddenly Government of India wakes up to add two new hitherto unknown
columns in the census of 2011. Decennial census is considered as a progressive
toll for generating data to be used by the state and its agencies for developmental
purpose. The inclusion of caste in the census and preparation of National Population
Registrar (NPR) along with it is fraught with social, political, economic
and religious consequences. Caste census was first started in 1972 and dropped in
1931 by the colonial rulers of India. The founding fathers of India wanted an end
to the very existence of caste and hence discouraged caste from every sphere of
public policy. What is dominated but hidden beneath the demands of caste census
is the consideration of caste quotas. The inclusion of NPR along with the census
for the purpose of preparing the Unique Identification Number is another sensitive
issue which needs threadbare interpretation.
Keywords:
census; caste; national security; job reservations; backward caste politics.
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