EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
owever much we deny it, India remains a caste-ridden society even after 75 years of Independence and considerable economic progress. It is em-bedded in our society and most definitely in our politics. Indians, it is often said, don’t cast their vote so much as vote their caste. This convergence of caste and politics makes most self-serving politicians want this state of play to continue. Caste politics assumed national centre stage when the then prime minister V.P. Singh’s decision to implement the Mandal Commission recommendations triggered nationwide protests in 1989-1990. His action did not come out of
