India, June 17 -- It's a much delayed Census, and changes are afoot. On Monday, the government notified the 2027 Indian Census, which will be the first census exercise in India in 16 years. India has seen significant economic, political, and technological transformation in this time period. There is also a lot riding politically on the Census. It will likely be the basis for the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC), which can be used to determine citizenship in India, should the government decided to extend the National Population Registry to a NRC; the next round of delimitation (drawing constituency boundaries); and caste reservations. This iteration of the Census will also include a "caste census" - enumerating Indians by ca...