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To: k.ramesh who wrote (115549)	9/23/2003 1:58:17 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

That was a fascinating post, thanks for taking the trouble to write it. Have you by any chance heard anything about this book: Message 19329188 Would you recommend reading it? I thought the review was excellent, and so I put it on my reading list.

To: k.ramesh who wrote (115549)	9/23/2003 6:46:56 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<Backward Castes (non Creamy layer)> You are correct of course, the Muslim-Hindu dividing line is only one of many in India. But it is certainly the biggest and most important division. When British India was partitioned, it didn't divide on caste lines, or language lines (as the Soviet Empire has recently). It divided on religious lines. The only effective way to end sectarian divisions in a society, is for the government to systematically favor the poor and powerless, until the disadvantaged groups (on average) have about the same wealth and power as the rest of society. The alternative, is for elites to maintain their status thru violence. I don't know that much about India. Are the official quotas based on income, or on which caste a person belongs to? Do Muslims have quotas? Is the quota system fading (as in the U.S.), or does it still have majority support?