{"id":26817,"date":"2025-04-22T13:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=26817"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:49:07","slug":"ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambedkar Vision for Land Reform: Caste, Agrarian Economy, and Dalit Empowerment in India | Sociology Optional Coaching | Vikash Ranjan Classes | Triumph IAS | UPSC Sociology Optional"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ambedkar_Vision_for_Land_Reform_Caste_Agrarian_Economy_and_Dalit_Empowerment_in_India\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ambedkar Vision for Land Reform: Caste, Agrarian Economy, and Dalit Empowerment in India<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>(Relevant for Sociology <\/strong><strong>Paper I: Social Stratification, Social Change in Modern Society and Sociology <\/strong><strong>Paper II: Caste system; Rural and agrarian social structure, Rural and agrarian transformation in India, Social movements among Dalits)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Ambedkar_Vision_for_Land_Reform_Caste_Agrarian_Economy_and_Dalit_Empowerment_in_India\" title=\"Ambedkar Vision for Land Reform: Caste, Agrarian Economy, and Dalit Empowerment in India\">Ambedkar Vision for Land Reform: Caste, Agrarian Economy, and Dalit Empowerment in India<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Land_and_Caste_The_Nexus_in_Indias_Agrarian_Structure\" title=\"Land and Caste: The Nexus in India\u2019s Agrarian Structure\">Land and Caste: The Nexus in India\u2019s Agrarian Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Land_Ownership_as_Social_Emancipation\" title=\"Land Ownership as Social Emancipation\">Land Ownership as Social Emancipation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Opposition_to_Zamindari_and_Peasant_Proprietorship\" title=\"Opposition to Zamindari and Peasant Proprietorship\">Opposition to Zamindari and Peasant Proprietorship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Separate_Settlements_and_Alternative_Livelihoods\" title=\"Separate Settlements and Alternative Livelihoods\">Separate Settlements and Alternative Livelihoods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Caste_Class_and_Rural_Inequality\" title=\"Caste, Class and Rural Inequality\">Caste, Class and Rural Inequality<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#PYQs\" title=\"PYQs\">PYQs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/ambedkar-vision-for-land-reform\/#Read_more_Blogs\" title=\"Read more Blogs:\">Read more Blogs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">As we celebrated <strong>Ambedkar Jayanti on 14 April 2025<\/strong>, it is crucial to revisit <strong>Dr. B.R. Ambedkar\u2019s<\/strong> radical ideas on <strong>land ownership, caste-based exclusion, and India&#8217;s agrarian social structure<\/strong>. While Ambedkar is rightly remembered as <strong>the architect of the Indian Constitution<\/strong> and a champion of Dalit rights, his lesser-known but <strong>equally powerful ideas on land reform, rural economy, and caste oppression deserve renewed attention<\/strong>, especially for those preparing for the UPSC Sociology optional paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Land_and_Caste_The_Nexus_in_Indias_Agrarian_Structure\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Land and Caste: The Nexus in India\u2019s Agrarian Structure<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure.png\" alt=\"Land and Caste The Nexus in India\u2019s Agrarian Structure\" width=\"2814\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure.png 2814w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-150x45.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-1536x461.png 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-and-Caste_-The-_Nexus-in-Indias-Agrarian-Structure-2048x614.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2814px) 100vw, 2814px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ambedkar <\/strong>recognized that in a <strong>predominantly agrarian society like India, land ownership<\/strong> was not just an economic issue but also a question of social status and power. His work shows a deep understanding of <strong>agrarian class structure, a key concept in rural sociology.<\/strong> \u201cIn an agricultural country, agriculture can be the main source of living. But this source is not open to the Untouchable. They are forced to be landless labourers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Land_Ownership_as_Social_Emancipation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Land Ownership as Social Emancipation<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation.png\" alt=\"Land Ownership as Social Emancipation\" width=\"1894\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation.png 1894w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-1024x670.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-1536x1006.png 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Land-Ownership-as-_Social-Emancipation-120x80.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1894px) 100vw, 1894px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ambedkar argued that land was central to <strong>Dalit emancipation<\/strong>. <strong>Without access to land, Dalits remained economically dependent and socially oppressed<\/strong>. This aligns with <strong>Marxist sociology,<\/strong> where ownership of <strong>means of production determines class position<\/strong>. For Ambedkar, <strong>landlessness was a structural form of caste exploitation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ambedkar&#8217;s critique can be analyzed using A.R. Desai\u2019s Marxist perspective<\/strong> on agrarian relations, where rural classes are defined by their control over land. <strong>Ambedkar extended this class critique to highlight the intersectionality of caste and class.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opposition_to_Zamindari_and_Peasant_Proprietorship\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Opposition to Zamindari and Peasant Proprietorship<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ambedkar was vehemently opposed to the Zamindari system<\/strong>, seeing it as a feudal remnant perpetuating caste hierarchies. Surprisingly, he also opposed the <strong>idea of peasant proprietorship,<\/strong> arguing it would benefit upper-caste peasants while excluding landless Dalits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He advocated for <strong>state ownership and redistribution of land,<\/strong> even <strong>calling for nationalisation of land and collectivised agriculture<\/strong>\u2014ideas that aligned with <strong>Fabian socialism and state-led development strategies in early post-independence India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Separate_Settlements_and_Alternative_Livelihoods\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Separate Settlements and Alternative Livelihoods<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ambedkar\u2019s proposal for separate villages for Dalits stemmed from his understanding of the structural violence embedded in traditional Hindu villages. <strong>The \u2018Ghettoisation of Dalits\u2019 outside the village boundary ensured their exclusion from not just land, but also dignity, education, and employment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">He even suggested migration to more progressive regions like Sindh and Indore to escape caste-based oppression\u2014an early call for spatial mobility as a tool of social mobility.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caste_Class_and_Rural_Inequality\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Caste, Class and Rural Inequality<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality.png\" alt=\"Caste, Class and Rural Inequality\" width=\"2364\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality.png 2364w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-1024x315.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-150x46.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-1536x473.png 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Caste-Class-_and-Rural-Inequality-2048x631.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Ambedkar\u2019s agrarian vision intersects<\/strong> key sociological debates on <strong>social stratification, rural inequality, and marginalization of Scheduled Castes.<\/strong> His ideas can be examined using:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Structural-functionalism:<\/strong> Traditional caste roles ensured Dalits\u2019 exclusion from land and resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Conflict theory: <\/strong>Power and land were concentrated in the hands of dominant castes, leading to structural oppression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">I<strong>ntersectionality: <\/strong>Ambedkar was ahead of his time in identifying the overlap between caste and class.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For Ambedkar, <strong>land reform was not a standalone policy issue<\/strong>\u2014it was <strong>intrinsic to annihilating caste and establishing a just democratic order.<\/strong> His vision continues to be relevant in contemporary India, where <strong>agrarian distress, rural inequality, and caste discrimination<\/strong> remain pressing issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PYQs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>PYQs<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Paper<\/span> 1:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Distinguish between caste and class. Is class replacing caste in India? (2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Write a note on \u2018Dalit perspective of Indian society\u2019. (2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the impact of land reforms on caste structure in rural India. (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Explain how sociology can help in understanding the contradictions in society. (2017)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How do you understand caste as a system of social stratification? Explain with examples. (2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss how Marxian and Weberian approaches explain class and caste in Indian society. (2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss how Dr. B.R. Ambedkar\u2019s idea of social justice differs from the liberal perspective. (2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the role of caste in the economic mobility of individuals in rural India. (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Critically evaluate the caste-based reservation policy in India in the context of social justice. (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Analyze the relationship between caste, land ownership, and social power in rural India. (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Paper<\/span> 2 <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What is the role of caste in land ownership patterns in rural India? Explain with examples. (2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the role of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the upliftment of Scheduled Castes through social and economic policies. (2014)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Evaluate the impact of Dalit movements in India with special reference to Ambedkar\u2019s ideology. (2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">What are the problems of landlessness and bonded labour among Scheduled Castes? How have these problems been addressed by the State? (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Analyze the agrarian social structure in India in the context of caste-based land ownership. (2017)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">To what extent has the ideology of Ambedkar influenced social policies for Dalits in contemporary India? (2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Examine the nature of caste-class nexus in agrarian relations of rural India. (2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Critically analyze the effectiveness of land reform policies in addressing caste inequalities in India. (2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How far have constitutional measures been successful in addressing caste-based discrimination in rural society? (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Discuss the relevance of Ambedkar\u2019s vision for land redistribution in addressing contemporary caste-based economic disparities. 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