The analysis of caste violence must recognise its escalating and diversifying trajectory. Urban caste violence underscores how modern citizenship collides with inherited status. This triad—rhetoric, technology, and silence—has rendered caste violence socially negotiable. The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 and its 2015 Amendment remain India’s most potent instruments against caste violence, yet enforcement deficits persist. When police or courts treat caste violence as routine, they erode that morality.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2026 05:25 UTC