{
  "id": 4591778,
  "title": "Census 2027: Statistics and Statecraft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/census-2027-statistics-and-statecraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T06:52:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/census-2027-statistics-and-statecraft/article71409894.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The history of the Indian census questionnaire is, in many ways, the history of the Indian state itself. Its changing questions have mirrored not only the country’s developmental trajectory but also the political priorities and anxieties of the governments that framed them.”",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}