Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.4 Social stratification and caste

6.4.7 Caste in politics and caste conflict: caste associations, vote banks, Mandal and Dalit-Bahujan politics

Democracy did not end caste but politicised it: caste associations, vote banks and backward-class politics after Mandal turned caste into a resource of numbers. Competition over land, dignity and quotas also produced violent caste conflict.

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Key terms

  • caste associations
  • Rudolph
  • The Modernity of Tradition
  • Rajni Kothari
  • Caste in Indian Politics
  • vote bank
  • Kaka Kalelkar
  • Mandal Commission
  • 11 indicators
  • 27 per cent
  • Karpoori Thakur
  • Indra Sawhney
  • Rohini Commission
  • sub-classification
  • Abhiram Singh
  • Section 123(3)
  • Kilvenmani
  • Karamchedu
  • Tsundur
  • MRPS
  • Dandora

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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