The dichotomy in public and private life in Indian society acts as a major barrier to the annihilation of caste. Justify.

Dichotomy between public and private life acts as barrier to annihilation of caste through multiple mechanisms: (1) Communality purchasing which prevents equal odds-access; (2) Restrictions on inter-caste marriage (headgamy) creating public-private dichotomy; (3) Polarisation of caste where public demand for equality contrasts with private voter mobilization on grounds of caste; (4) Caste segregation of modernity and modernization of caste visible in caste-based social media posts (public) versus caste-based appamage hits (private); (5) Belonging linked to caste inequality where public legal recognition through panch-municipality contrasts with private roasting mostly restricted to scheduled caste; (6) Preservation through public-private dichotomy has led to perpetuation rather than annihilation of caste; (7) Culture of selling caste identity in public life but maintaining it in local private life.

Continuation of previous answer. Public belonging linked to caste inequality through panch-municipality legal reconnaissance versus private roasting mostly restricted to scheduled caste. Preservation through public-private dichotomy creates perpetuation of caste instead of annihilation. Culture of selling caste identity in public life maintained in local private life. Thus dichotomy in public and private life across social, political, and economic domains has prevented annihilation of caste.