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POLITICSLOW2d ago · Aug 31, 2026, 6:52 AM

Census 2027: Statistics and Statecraft

The Hindu · south asia

The history of the Indian census questionnaire is, in many ways, the history of the Indian state itself. Its changing questions have mirrored not only the country’s developmental trajectory but also the political priorities and anxieties of the governments that framed them.”

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