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100			_aYadav, Nomita
245			_aOther backward classes: then and now
260			_c2002
300			_ap.4495-500.
362			_a2 Nov
520			_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.
650			_aBackward classes
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a54428
999			_c54428 _d54428