A Reservation Update on Why to Update Reservation
Among the many new things that I have come across in my new college (earlier I went to St. Stephen’s college for two weeks), i.e., Bharatiya Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering (yes, I finally took up engineering……phew!!!), one is the movement called…surprise, surprise…’Youth for Equality’!!!Now there were these two kids, a 2nd year & a 4th year who thought that they were mature enough for supporting this ‘national cause of concern’. They came and talked about the country being divided on the basis of casteism by this reservation, saying that we wouldn’t have been in this college if the 50% reservation would have been enforced (blah, blah, blah…) & urged my ‘dearest’ classmates to join their ‘reform movement’. They asked if we loved our country…….they might as well have asked us if we loved ourselves!
And lo behold, some of my ‘sweet’ ‘n shallow classmates grab the tails of these apes to follow their footsteps! Trust me, there is no ‘RDB effect’ working here, but only man’s inherited simian instinct at work.
Well…I’m not surprised by this copybook behaviour of my ‘friends’; nor am I surprised by the fact that how miraculously they never put on their thinking caps except for the times when they are required to do so for academic concerns.
What I don’t understand is that despite being of national importance & thereby being overtly publicized (I hope it’s not the other way round), this reservation issue has not yet found an equitable solution.
Now, why do the reserved categories need reservation? Is it because they feel discriminated otherwise? No! It is true that the discrimination, ironically, is only because these people have been classified into the reserved category. It is only a moral insecurity. So, is it because they are financially insecure? Yup, for sure! Then what’s the problem……the problem is that there are hundreds of General category students who are equally insecure financially.
These people are not getting justice, and can never hope to receive their fair share of formal education till the reservation is based on caste & not the financial status of the candidates.
In addition to the universities, the government can enforce a reservation for financially underprivileged children in public schools as well. If the government has not been able to reduce the poverty of these citizens, it may, at least, provide them the privilege of a good education so that they may become capable of changing their fortunes themselves.
The universal aspiration of humanity is to reside in an egalitarian society so that no man may suffer. We-Indians hope for the same. Amen!
posted by bayou amour propre @ 2:55 AM
1 Comments:
nice post... i share ur ideas to the Z...but the fact is in all probability nothing's gonna happen whatever extent the protests may go 2. the govt just cant afford to take back the policy especially after having made it public.
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