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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sau, Ranjit |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Human development index in lieu of caste census 2001 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
p.3607-615 |
| 362 ## - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION |
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| Dates of publication and/or sequential designation |
18 Dec |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The proposed caste enumeration in the census of 2001 will have deep consequences. The matter should be analysed at two levels. In order to understand the reality we have to ascertain the origin, evolution, and efects of caste. And to change the system we have to devise a strategy. For redressing the caste bias, a caste census is not necessary. A village presumably represents a small number (maybe, two or three) of adjacent castes. Then, the Human Development Index (HDI), computed village by village, can mimic the caste profile of the population. Such an index can help development-planning to eradicate, first, caste bias and then caste itself. A village-level version of the HDI can be used for an indirect estimate of caste bias, making the proposed caste census of 2001 redundant. The census instead should collect data on health, education, and earnings of the people. - Reproduced |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
India - Census |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Caste - India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Human development - India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Human development |
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Economic and Political Weekly |
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