Ahmad, Iqubal
Boundaries of caste : Conversion and the scheduled caste status - Economic & Political Weekly - 61(25), Jun 20, 2026: p.20-23
The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and scripture-centric legal foundations. The Supreme Court’s conflation of social and religious identity, and the wider judicial consequences for the protections available to the SCs, need to be unpacked.- Reproduced
https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/25/commentary/boundaries-caste.htm
Boundaries of caste : Conversion and the scheduled caste status - Economic & Political Weekly - 61(25), Jun 20, 2026: p.20-23
The Supreme Court’s denial of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims needs to be critiqued as it is based on colonial and scripture-centric legal foundations. The Supreme Court’s conflation of social and religious identity, and the wider judicial consequences for the protections available to the SCs, need to be unpacked.- Reproduced
https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/25/commentary/boundaries-caste.htm