The extant literature on status-signalling primarily adopts Veblen's theory of class to caste and racial identities …. This study aims to adopt a more suitable theoretical lens that is more relevant not only for class identities, but also for … other identities such as caste and race. By viewing conspicuous consumption within the Stigma-Identity-Threat framework …

with regard to caste and class and the exclusion of the creamy layer, or the well-off, among them. Controversies apart, OBC … government jobs for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India. It discusses the progression and ramifications of these policies … past few decades and are largely attributable to the unprecedented regime of reservations India adopted at the time of …

India has the world's biggest and arguably most aggressive employment-based affirmative action policy for minorities … salaried job by 0.6-percentage points for male Scheduled Caste members residing in the rural sector. The employment quota …