01039pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001600040245006400056260000900120300001300129362001000142520062500152650002900777650002000806650002100826773003400847180718b2012   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAli, Manjur  aIndian Muslim OBCs: Backwardness and demand for reservation  c2012  ap.74-79.  a8 Sep  aIn keeping with the Mandal Commission's recommendation only 84 out of the 172 Muslim castes have been included into the central Other Backward Classes list. Those who were included in the list have been unable to compete with the other constituents in the lists. There is thus a demand from the Muslim community for an amendment in the reservation policy. This paper analyses the rationale behind the demand for reservation and the interlocking arguments and counterarguments. It also attempts to look at the activities of the pressure groups that shaped the demand for reservation by backward Muslims. - Reproduced.   9  aBackward classes - India  aMuslims - India  aBackward classes  aEconomic and Political Weekly