Describe the role of caste-politics in india
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The removal of the boundaries between "civil society" and "political
society" meant that caste now played a huge role in the political arena
and also influenced other government-run institutions such as police and
the judicial system. Though caste seemed to dictate one's access to
such institutions, the location of that caste also played a pivotal
role. If a lower caste
were concentrated enough in one area, it could then translate that
pocket of concentration of its caste members into political power and
then challenge the hegemony of locally dominant upper caste.
Gender also plays a significant role in the power dynamic of caste in
politics. Women's representation within the political system seems to
also be tied to their caste. Lower, more conservative castes have less
female participation in politics than upper, more socially liberal,
castes. This has caused a disproportionately large number of upper-caste
women to occupy political office when compared to their lower caste
counterparts
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