Other Backward Classes in India

This book presents an exhaustive account of the development of movements, thoughts and policies of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India. It discusses various facets of the OBC situation in India today along spatial and specific caste lines. A comprehensive work on the politics of identity and plurality of experiences of OBCs in India, this handbook: Scrutinises social deprivation, mobilisation, involvement of the state, public policies and programmes for development and indent formation of OBC