00965pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245004100058260000900099300001600108362001000124520064200134650002100776773003400797180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aYadav, Nomita  aOther backward classes: then and now  c2002  ap.4495-500.  a2 Nov  aRecent 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.  aBackward classes  aEconomic and Political Weekly