UPSC GS Society 2 Caste Dynamics and Indian Society

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Title: Caste Dynamics in India: From Tradition to Modern Politics | UPSC GS1 & GS2 Essentials
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• This lecture delves deep into the fascinating and complex world of caste dynamics in Indian society, drawing on a stack of articles, research papers, and detailed observations.
• We unpack the fundamental structures at play, including the traditional ritual hierarchy based on purity and pollution, and the secular hierarchy linked to access to education, jobs, and political representation.
• Explore how policies like reservation have primarily aided mobility on the secular hierarchy, but not necessarily in the ritual domain.
• Understand cultural strategies like Sanskritization, aiming to improve ritual status by emulating upper-caste practices.
• Analyze the impact of state interventions, such as reservation, which aimed to level the playing field but led to unintended outcomes like the emergence of 'class within caste'.
• Discover the 'mandalization of politics' and how the Mandal Commission shifted reservation from a temporary fix to a permanent fixture, influencing vote bank politics and leading to a "horizontal competition for backwardness".
• Examine the rise of dominant castes following land reforms, gaining power based on land, numbers, and political clout, often independent of traditional hierarchy.
• Trace the evolution of caste's political role through phases like the struggle for power, the politicization of caste, and the 'castization' of politics, leading to the emergence of caste-based parties.
• While caste-based mobilization can enhance political participation for marginalized groups, we discuss the paradox where identity politics can overshadow developmental issues and reinforce social divisions.
• Despite modernization, compelling data shows caste remains a powerful force in contemporary India, evidenced by low inter-caste marriage rates, persistent occupational segregation, covert untouchability, and economic exclusion.
• Learn about newer shifts like 'desanskritization,' where groups actively reject upper-caste cultural practices in favor of indigenous traditions.
• This session offers crucial insights for UPSC General Studies Paper 1 (Indian Society) and Paper 2 (Governance & Social Justice), highlighting how caste is evolving, adapting, and continuously shaping daily life in profound ways.
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