Question Q18Do you agree? Substantiate your answer regarding caste calculus remaining predominantGS1GS1
The caste calculus in the Indian society remains predominant and continues to project its shadow on social, political, and economic domains. Do you agree? Substantiate your answer.
Introduction
Caste system has been pervasive feature of Indian society since Chakravartti charuvamanuja in vedic period.
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Main Body
Caste calculus remains predominant:
Arguments for:
1Caste used for vote bank politics in elections in UP Yadavs in UP.
2New forms of caste classifications in manusyamani sangha, etc
3Caste based protest and results in Dalit Moseha after SC ST(C)Act dilution in Subhash Kashinath Mahajan case
Projects shadows on social domain:
1is caste based violence (66%: increase against SC/ST)
2is untouchability practised by 27% go per IDHR, 2019 report
Projects shadows on:
2Political domain: Reservation demand by jats, etc; Demands for OBC sub-categorization (Quote: 9 PC Law Commission)
3Economic domain: Trust on SC/ST employee at low so less employment opportunity; only 10% enterprise owned despite 16.4% population of Scheduled Caste in India.
Arguments against:
1Due to increasing urbanization, caste consciousness reduced. (CSDS by 2010)
2Education has reduced discrimination based on caste (Value education is NEP 2020)
3Development led politics emerging thus reduced relevance of caste.
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Conclusion
Although caste calculus has huge isle in India and is changing forms as per M.Srinivas.
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- Historical context provided
- Uses legal framework (SC/ST Act)
- Cites contemporary data (IDHR 2019)
- Structured argument with evidence
- Identifies multiple forms of caste manifestation
Topper
Harsh Lodha
AIR 2612023
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India
Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism
Caste System and its manifestations
Writing Stats
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argumentative, structured
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