by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
In Delhi, votes are not "caste". Elsewhere, they still are. Delhi is a cauldron of immigrants. Most of these men and women, particularly the politically active young ones, care little for the caste of the neighbour, and often not about his or her own. The Delhiite is a bit like the lead actor in "NH10" who came to a police officer after her husband had been attacked by bandits of the upper caste, and when he asked her what was her own caste after she'd identified herself as a "Singh", she broke out in a cold sweat. How would she know how many kinds of Singhs were there? What does she care? Delhi is a leveller of caste. It is no wonder that the state voted for change in recent times not once but twice and has retained the mercurial Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister.
In Delhi, votes are not "caste". Elsewhere, they still are. Delhi is a cauldron of immigrants. Most of these men and women, particularly the politically active young ones, care little for the caste of the neighbour, and often not about his or her own. The Delhiite is a bit like the lead actor in "NH10" who came to a police officer after her husband had been attacked by bandits of the upper caste, and when he asked her what was her own caste after she'd identified herself as a "Singh", she broke out in a cold sweat. How would she know how many kinds of Singhs were there? What does she care? Delhi is a leveller of caste. It is no wonder that the state voted for change in recent times not once but twice and has retained the mercurial Arvind Kejriwal as Chief Minister.
