Bihar Caste Survey III - Breaching the Rubicon of Reservations

Caste Files28 Dec, 2023News

A controversial caste survey conducted by the Bihar Government triggers memories of the contentious Mandal era and the formation of new voting blocs. Just as Pew Research suggested, the Bihar Caste survey reveals that poverty in Bihar has no significant skews and is largely caste agnostic. This is the third in a series of explainers by Castefiles discusses how the data reveals more than what Social Justice Warriors bargained for.