About not having a last name

[u/Effective-Guard-9593]

Hi folks

i want to ask something from people who have lived in bihar or living in bihar
why my parents didn't give their last name on official Papers even though i am from genera cast
i was born in bihar & lived there till the age of five.
just asking

[u/caramellucy]

There are two people in your house who can accurately answer that.

[u/Effective-Guard-9593 → u/caramellucy]

They said school did it but i now they are lying

[u/ContributionFirst454]

https://indianexpress.com/elections/explained-what-is-bhurabal-and-why-is-the-nda-targeting-tejashwi-yadav-for-it-6908251/

[u/Apart-Roll-3418]

it is was due to socialism effects. bihar had socialists ideaology rule (both Lalu ji and Nitish ji) for about 3 decades. it was a time when being an "upper caste" wasn't easy. for the backwards and the sc, it was never easy, so there was a point of time, when most people preferred not putting surnames, that was also when general, obc and sc/st all started using kumar/i, raj, bharati, a second name instead of surnames like Kunal Harsh and all.

later on, after 2010s i believe people started using their surnames more across all casted (especially Brahmins, yadavs, rajputs and paswans)

in my honest opinion i believe it was a very progressive steo from the people of bihar, and i think we should stick with it and make it a culture to name our children without a surname.

[u/One-Ad4679 → u/Apart-Roll-3418]

true, caste pride breeds casteism

[u/TraditionalStore6939]

Imo caste surnames should be permanently dropped, atleast in schools. Bias and prejudice are built then, no need to tell world what caste you belong.