NEW DELHI: India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced on Wednesday (Apr 30), a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its pol
From a data analysis perspective, it doesn’t really make sense not to ask for it if it’s going to be affecting every aspect of a person’s life. Knowing the implications of belonging to a particular caste in terms of life circumstances and statistical outcomes could be valuable.
That said, I don’t trust a dictatorship to collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from demographic information fairly or responsibly.
From a data analysis perspective, it doesn’t really make sense not to ask for it if it’s going to be affecting every aspect of a person’s life. Knowing the implications of belonging to a particular caste in terms of life circumstances and statistical outcomes could be valuable.
That said, I don’t trust a dictatorship to collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from demographic information fairly or responsibly.