FOR millenniums, caste has been cast in stone in the Indian psyche. Ironically, the legacy of discrimination was carried forward when India became a democracy, muddying the pristine playground of liberation.
The social pyramid was turned on its head and generous generations scrambled up the ladder of power as a genetic journey to pelf. It also allowed uninterrupted caste-led parivarvaad to thrive without facing challenges.
The legacy of the bloodlines of India's rich and powerful in politics and bureaucracy sustains the system. However, a Supreme Court ruling last week could derail the gravy train. The current katzenjammer on caste in parliament, elections and institutions-agitated a seven-member Constitution bench of the top court. Four of them led by Justice B R Gavai felt that castebased reservations are meritocratic, nor bureaucratic or plutocratic.
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