Is removing surnames a better long-term strategy for ending caste-based reservation than continuing reservation indefinitely?

Caste-based reservation was created to address historical social discrimination and unequal access to education, employment and opportunities. However, a long-term debate is whether India should continue treating caste as a formal category indefinitely or work toward a society where caste no longer determines people’s opportunities. One proposed approach is to remove caste-identifying surnames and adopt a caste-neutral naming system, such as using a person’s first name followed by their father’s first name. The idea is that reducing the visibility of caste in everyday life could gradually weaken caste consciousness and discrimination.