Maoist violence and the debate over caste census occupied news columns last week. I am suggesting a link between the two issues. It may sound strange, but read on.

A day after the sabotage of a passenger train in West Bengal killed more than 100, it’s fairly clear that the Maoists did it, though it may or may not have been authorized by its top leadership. Read more
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