Sunnydev, 1. The practice of changing surname is very rare and arbitrary. As far as I know, there is no law that deals particularly with this issue. However, arbitrary change of name/surname could be interpreted as fraudulence (किर्ते) by some existing laws, I suppose. In any case, I think, a lot of people (from stigmatized castes) will go for changing their surnames (caste) if they know that is welcome. It is important to note that I am not talking about "mass conversion" to newly invented surnames. I am talking about individual and discreet conversions. 2. If you are asking for detail of my proposal, it is yet to be worked out. However, the major ideas, some of which I already discussed, are something like this: ● Incorporate the freedom of surname (do not call it "caste" because that will be constitutionalizing the casteism ) in the article regarding basic rights in the constitution. ● Bring a law that allows a citizen to change his/her surname any time. ● Educate people (GOs, NGOs, POs can help with some kind of campaign). That's all I have for now. Nepe