{"id":1375,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/caste-remains-a-vital-axis-for-political-mobilisation-in-india-upsc-psir-2025-2410\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:21","slug":"caste-remains-a-vital-axis-for-political-mobilisation-in-india-upsc-psir-2025-2410","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/caste-remains-a-vital-axis-for-political-mobilisation-in-india-upsc-psir-2025-2410\/","title":{"rendered":"Caste remains a vital axis for political mobilisation in India. How would the caste census address the aspirations of people? Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> caste no longer ritual hierarchy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a secular resource for bargaining (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Kothari<\/b>: politicisation of caste)<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> reservation \/ representation \/ welfare rest on caste location <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> caste = axis of mobilisation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>the census extends this logic <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> credible data for aspirations <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Mandal Commission<\/b>: OBC share 52% vs 36\u201365% estimates <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> replaces guesswork <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rohini Commission<\/b>: uneven OBC benefit <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> sub-categorisation protects EBCs from dominant segments <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> exposes upper-caste over-representation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> evidence-based welfare \/ education \/ employment <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> being counted = recognition + dignity (Bihar survey)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>fear of sharpened caste competition <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> benefits captured by better-placed groups <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> must balance social justice with constitutional equality<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> arithmetic must become responsiveness, not fresh division<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> recognition deepens democracy only if it serves justice over division<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[36],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[65],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1375","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-36","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-caste-religion-and-ethnicity-in-indian-politics","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4787,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1375\/revisions\/4787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1375"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1375"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1375"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}