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Census 2027: Statistics and Statecraft
The Hindu — National✓
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An analysis of India's census history reveals how the evolution of survey questions reflects the changing priorities, anxieties, and developmental goals of successive governments over time. The upcoming 2027 census continues this tradition of linking official data collection directly to statecraft.
WHY IT MATTERS
This story matters because changes to the official census questionnaire serve as a direct historical indicator of how governing authorities shape and view India's developmental and political trajectory.
The history of the Indian census questionnaire is, in many ways, the history of the Indian state itself. Its changing questions have mirrored not only the country’s developmental trajectory but also the political priorities and anxieties of the governments that framed them.”
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