Dude.. Its the System!!!
"India must be the only country in the world where people fight to be called backward". A quote that I read somewhere and sighed, 'How true'. One line summing up the mentality of an entire nation!
The preamble of the Constitution of India reads..
Social equality in this context means the absence of discrimination on the grounds of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion, language, etc. Under social equality, everyone has equal status and opportunities.
There is also a mention of abolition of Zamindari system to ensure equal distribution of wealth among the different sections of the Indian populace. A commendable act. No denying it. But today social equality has donned several roles. Some say upliftment of the deprived; others describe it as reservation for the under-privileged; some others refer to social equality as the logical step to help the impoverished.
The bottom line is : THE SO-CALLED FORWARD CASTE ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FORWARD.
In fact, it would not be surprising to see the forward community plea for reservation in the years to come.
The fundamental flaw in the ongoing reservation hassle is the simple fact that reservation based on caste is more of a political tool to garner the votes of the 36% of OBC's in the Indian populace and not directed towards the sections of society that actually are in need of support.
But then one may cite the 93rd Constitutional Amendment that allows the government to make special provisions for "advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens", including their admission in aided or unaided private educational institutions. One might also say that the preamble cannot be enforced in the court of law.
Now, why am I bothered? Because I belong to the Forward Community and though I have not yet been affected by the evils of reservation(probably i wud have got a seat in a better college. But EOD, it does not make any difference which college you study unless in an IIT. Another remarkable feature of our 'system').
I'm no big fan of the so-called Iyers either, who make up a sizable portion of the FC populace and a section of them under the illusion that they are Gods own creations; a sense of belonging to a superior race. This, despite the fact that I myself am an Iyer.
The people who really need support are those in the video below.
The preamble of the Constitution of India reads..
- WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC....
Social equality in this context means the absence of discrimination on the grounds of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion, language, etc. Under social equality, everyone has equal status and opportunities.
There is also a mention of abolition of Zamindari system to ensure equal distribution of wealth among the different sections of the Indian populace. A commendable act. No denying it. But today social equality has donned several roles. Some say upliftment of the deprived; others describe it as reservation for the under-privileged; some others refer to social equality as the logical step to help the impoverished.
The bottom line is : THE SO-CALLED FORWARD CASTE ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FORWARD.
In fact, it would not be surprising to see the forward community plea for reservation in the years to come.
The fundamental flaw in the ongoing reservation hassle is the simple fact that reservation based on caste is more of a political tool to garner the votes of the 36% of OBC's in the Indian populace and not directed towards the sections of society that actually are in need of support.
But then one may cite the 93rd Constitutional Amendment that allows the government to make special provisions for "advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens", including their admission in aided or unaided private educational institutions. One might also say that the preamble cannot be enforced in the court of law.
Now, why am I bothered? Because I belong to the Forward Community and though I have not yet been affected by the evils of reservation(probably i wud have got a seat in a better college. But EOD, it does not make any difference which college you study unless in an IIT. Another remarkable feature of our 'system').
I'm no big fan of the so-called Iyers either, who make up a sizable portion of the FC populace and a section of them under the illusion that they are Gods own creations; a sense of belonging to a superior race. This, despite the fact that I myself am an Iyer.
The people who really need support are those in the video below.
posted by Prasanna @ 2:56 PM
2 Comments:
At 8:19 AM ,
Anonymous said...
The Illinois Institute of Technology USA has recently agreed to offer four-year scholarships to all low-income Chicago Public School students who meet the school's rigorous admission standards. In addition to having a household family income under $40,000, students must measure up to the standards achieved by IIT's freshman class: a 3.88 grade-point average on a four-point scale; a 1286 SAT, and 28 on the ACT. That is IIT USA. In India, let us not talk about it. In India it looks like only BITS Pilani is talking of merit while all others are talking politics and religion.
At 10:58 AM ,
Prasanna said...
@anonymous...
This is news to me. thts a gr8 initiative 4m IIT. Yes, BITS is a case in point. But I'm not sure how a handful of such institutes can bridge the demand-supply gap for quality professionals existing today. Will be interesting to see how long India will continue SHINING.
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