The Obcs And The Dynamics Of Social Exclusion In India

There is an inverse relationship between the conditions of the OBCs in India and the dominance of the ruling classes. The latter have consequently deployed counter-strategies to contain the formation, consolidation and assertion of the OBC identity and clout to retain power and dominance. These are a deft mixture of national 'inclusion' of the OBCs in the power structures to a crude denial of their due share in different sphers
About Author :
Harnam Singh Verma (b.1942) is a senior sociologist who has worked in such prestigious institutions as the National Insititute of Rural Development, Hyderabad (1965-1971), CIDCO Ltd, Mumbai (1971-1974), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1975-1977), Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow (1977-1982) and State Planning Commission, Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh (1982-1993). He was the Member-Secretary-Coordinator of the Expert Committe for Fixation of the Percentage of Reservations for the OBCs, both appointed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1993.
Contents :
Preface Acknowledgements About the Editor and the contributors The OBCs and the dynamics of social exclusion in India Part-I: Exclusion in 'inclusion' in the politico-administrative arena Power sharing by different Categories One step forward tow steps backward The OBC identity and treatment of the OBCs by the mainstream ruling political parties in India Bakcward classes mobilization for power in Andhra Pradesh Caste, politics and dominance Part II The Nature of self-initiated empowerment in the socio-economic sphere What it means to be an OBC in diverse and live quarters of Indian society, polity and economy? From sugar cane to patato, mentha and green chilies Dilution of the Vaishya Varna Recommended additional readings on the OBCs of India Index