Should India apologise for caste injustice, like Nepal did?

Nepal has offered a formal state apology to Dalits for centuries of caste-based oppression — a move that's sparked debate in India about whether the country should follow suit. The question reached Parliament, with an MP asking when India would apologize for similar injustices. The timing coincides with growing visibility for the Reservation Hatao Movement, a social media campaign pushing to eliminate caste-based reservations in favor of merit-based competition. Scroll.in examines the conflict between those viewing caste as historical and those arguing it reproduces itself through inherited control of land, wealth, and social networks.

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