Why the Sachar Committee Report Is Still Relevant Today | Dr. Abusaleh Shariff

How did the Sachar Committee come into being, and what happened behind the scenes during the preparation of one of independent India's most consequential reports? In this episode of the Nous Podcast, Ali Javed speaks with Dr. Abusaleh Shariff—applied economist, demographer, and Member-Secretary of the Sachar Committee. They revisit the political context that led to the committee's formation, the challenges of collecting religion-disaggregated data, the methodology behind its landmark findings, and the debates it sparked across India's political spectrum. The conversation also explores why many of the report's recommendations were never fully implemented, the growing crisis of data availability, and what evidence-based policymaking means for the future of Indian democracy. #SacharCommittee #IndianMuslims #IndianPolitics #PublicPolicy #Governance #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Data #CurrentAffairs #IndianDemocracy #SocialJustice #PolicyDebate #Development #India #NousPodcast Subscribe: https://www.nousnetwork.org/#/portal Support here: https://www.nousnetwork.org/#/portal/... WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb3n... Instagram:   / nousnetwork   X: https://x.com/nousnetwork Facebook:   / thenousnetwork