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Q&A for the 4th Panel on 'From Colonial to the Everyday: Hindutva’s Caste Ambiguity' is going on.

#CasteCensus "Between 2014 and 2018, UPPSC jobs came down by 40% and so oppressed groups got fewer jobs by reservations. In 2019, by setting income limit of 8 LPA, government made this quota accessible only to the elites of UCs."-Christophe Jaffrelot
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#CasteCensus "Shudra landed castes (Marathas, Jatts etc) did not support reservation. Only now that regional Shudra leadership is demanding Caste Census. Once it comes, they realizes the truth about their strength in powerful places"-Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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#CasteCensus Relation between CAA/NRC and caste, even the PM said Dalits are protesting this law, have they gone mad, he was of course referring to Bhim army. -Sagar
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#CasteCensus "When you privatise universities, you make reservations elusive. So, we need to address the political economy of caste." -Christophe Jaffrelot (@jaffrelotc)
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@jaffrelotc #CasteCensus "BJP's objective is to tell people to forget about their caste/class. "Think of you as a Hindu." And thereby to diffuse the anger of those who are asking for equality."-Christophe Jaffrelot (@jaffrelotc)
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@jaffrelotc #CasteCensus "My own Shepherd caste in TG&AP, they are said to be 15% but there is no data. Kapus and fishing communities think they are the largest in numbers. Only Census will reveal who is stronger numberwise."-Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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@jaffrelotc #CasteCensus "Census and the new kind of consciousness that started with the recent Shudra Farmers struggle will start a new era in Indian democracy."-Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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@jaffrelotc #CasteCensus "Dalits or Adivasis can not wage a civil war. Shudras can, armed with the thought of Phule & Ambedkar. That is where Caste Census is a critical component."-Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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@jaffrelotc #CasteCensus "Yogi recently said he is not ashamed of his caste and that even God is from his caste. They have convinced masses with the help of media (who are today's Shankaracharya) that caste unites them by "social cohesion" like Golwalkar said"-@sagar_reporter
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@jaffrelotc @sagar_reporter #CasteCensus "Hindutva is not just about hate speech or statues. It is a socio-economic order that they are trying to build along the lines of the Varna system. It is a far more dangerous thing."-
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@jaffrelotc @sagar_reporter #CasteCensus "Before privatizing India, Modi said we need economic structure based on Sanskrithi&Parampara. He laid off labor protections,weakened unions, made amendments to Apprenticeship law where workpalce injuries will only have civil recourse"-@sagar_reporter
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