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Srishti MishraAIR 95· 2023

Question 19GS1GS1

Analyse the factors behind the upsurge of ethnic identity struggle in the context of India, and discuss their implications for the country's social fabric.

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Main Body

Recently, the state of manipur has seen an unending stream of riots and violence based on kuki-meitei ethnic clashes.

Factors behind upsurge of ethnic identity:

1Economic factors
2Necessity to diverse resources like land, minerals are 80% of swamp population but most of the states lands are owned by kuki tribes
3Access to employment is skewed due to poverty e.g. Some areas historically backward regions suffer from lack of economic prosperity. Lived then became their ethnic identity => Chetanagurijubes, etc.
82 words2 paragraphs
  • Uses contemporary example of Manipur
  • Identifies economic factors as key drivers
  • References land ownership disparities
  • Mentions employment skewness

Topper

Srishti Mishra

AIR 952023

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Ethnic Identity and Social Struggles

Factors Behind Ethnic Identity Uprisings

Writing Stats

82

Total words

2

Paragraphs

analytical and example-based

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