{"product_id":"wpurtj78sl9n","title":"The Caste Con Census by Anand Teltumbde [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the C word that counts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has been almost a hundred years since the last nation-wide caste count. The 1931 Census, a British exercise, accounted for 4,147 castes. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census of 2011 returned over 46 lakh caste names. Castes are countless. Caste, by definition, divides. And in the modern period, castes have only multiplied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany advocates of social justice believe that counting castes will help redress inequalities. Is this true? What will a more detailed headcount reveal? How will the data be used? In an age when the state often fudges truth and numbers, what are the consequences? Will there be a quota for everyone? Can annihilation of caste ever be a reality?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Navayana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48329552724218,"sku":"WPURTJ78SL9N","price":362.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9788198697035_1.jpg?v=1764652660","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/wpurtj78sl9n","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}