2 Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections · 2.1 Social stratification and caste
2.1.7 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
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- Core factsFoundation
- ExplainedStandard
- DeeperAdvanced
- AP angleStandard
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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