Class in Itself, Caste for Itself Social Articulation in Bihar Arvind N Das INTRODUCTION Sau mein nabbe pichhare' hain to nabbe hissa teke rahenge (Since ninety in a hundred are backward1, we will not rest till we get ninety per cent of all privileges) Forward2-Harijan3 bhai-bhai, Pichhari jati kahan se aayi? (Forward2 Castes and Harijans3 are brothers; where have the backward castes come from?)