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Census 2027 Will Ask Your Caste - But Not Give You a List. India Tried This Before.

The Registrar General of India has decided that Census 2027 will use an open-ended question to enumerate caste, without a predetermined list of castes to choose from, reviving a methodological debate that has shadowed every attempt at caste enumeration since 1931. The Registrar General of India has notified an open-ended caste question for Census 2027 without a pre-determined master list. This approach revives long-standing…