Original sentence: However, British policies of divide and rule as well as enumeration of the population into rigid categories during the 10 year census contributed towards the hardening of caste identities.The caste-based reservations in India have led to widespread protests, with many complaining of reverse discrimination against the forward castes (the castes that do not qualify for the reservation)
Edited sentence: However, British policies of divide and rule evidenced by the enumeration and ranking of the Hindu population into rigid and theoretical Varna categories during the 10 year census, contributed towards the hardening of caste identities.The caste-based reservations in India have led to widespread protests, with many complaining that continuing reverse discrimination against the forward castes (the castes that do not qualify for the reservation) even 60 years after independence, is a major violation of human rights in India