About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities and implications of conducting a caste census in India.

Counting seems simple enough, but when you're counting people other questions arise.

People in this episode

Host: Sandip Roy

Topics covered

• caste
• census
• society
• demographics
• identity

Keywords

• caste census
• counting people
• social issues
• India
• demographic data

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