(Edições Universitárias Lusófonas, 2012-10-03) Souza, Teotónio R. de; Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Educação e Administração
While the colonial policies and the missionary activities dented the caste system by playing upon the caste rivalries to divide and rule, the post-independence Indian democracy transformed the traditional castes into valuable vote-banks that have permitted non-brahmin castes to achieve political leadership in several States, particularly following the politics of reservation recommended by the Mandal Commission in 1980s.
