Yadav, Nomita <br/><br/>
Other backward classes: then and now 

 -  2002 
 - p.4495-500. 
 - 2 Nov 
<br/><br/> Recent decades have marked a notable shift in the backward class movement marked by a move away from the clamour for kshatriya status towards a demand for greater access to state resources, representation in civic institutions and state recognition of numerous sub-caste identities that exist at a local level.  With the issue of reservation acquiring a greater salience in electoral politics, however, the question remains whether the other backward classes as a category for public policy in contemporary India is still a measure for social and educational empowerment or has it dovetailed to a mere political trump card. - Reproduced. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Backward classes