How caste-based meetings expose AP’s vulnerability to strife

Caste factor has acquired importance in Andhra Pradesh’s politics after bifurcation. The paradox of modernity and democratic politics in India is that while they have contributed to weakening the caste system, they have reinforced group solidarities based on caste identity. Unfortunately, these growing caste-based groups in Andhra Pradesh are making the state more vulnerable to strife

War and/or Peace

With numerous opinions and perspectives doing rounds with regard to the bifurcation issue, I have always wondered about where people (supporting a separate state and those opposing it) are heading in this battle. With politicians from both sides vitiating the environment, people have clearly taken sides, including journalists. Every politician we see today in the state talks