I am a member of the most oppressed caste in India - The 'General' Category !
Dr. Ambedakar, the foremost champion of protection of the backward classes, decreed that reservations would be required for a maximum of ten years to bring about balance in the Indian society. Maybe his calculations were right, but his assumptions were most definitely at fault. He expected the national administrators to be upstanding citizens of impeccable character and erudition. Instead, our country has bred a generation of vote - bank politicians. It is with increasing alarm that I note how rapidly we are moving away from forming a Meritocracy. There are reservations for admissions into colleges, discounts in prices for competitive exams, reservations for placements and now reservation for promotion. So, all you 99%ilers can keep your resumes in your bag, because it lacks the single most important element to succeed in India and that is the Scheduled Caste/Tribe tag !
The reservation system is now trying not only to make sure that less deserving candidates get ahead but also that they stay ahead.Many people from scheduled castes and tribes instantly cry foul whenever they see someone from the general category move into a position ahead of them. The first thought that goes through their minds is "they were born privileged, I deserve just as much as them", what they fail to think is "they're better than me". It doesn't matter where you were born, those who deserve to get ahead, should be promoted.
Reservations are creating a rot right from the bottom to the top of the Indian social strata. This decay is harming not only the general category, but also the categories with reservations. Now, if you were to meet a genuinely talented person who belongs to one of the reserved classes, all one can think is that they are where they are not because of their own abilities, but due to the advantages (i.e. reservations) that they got.
Not only is the amount of reservations going up (just check reserved seats in government colleges), but the number of classes eligible for reservation is also increasing. If the oppressed are truly to be aided, there can be subsidies made for the poor, but nothing else. If we are to improve as a nation, the strongest MUST survive and the weakest MUST die out. It is the only way we can move forward. The very Theory of Evolution demands it.
Unfortunately, I am but one general category, male engineer trying his best to make some headway in Management Entrance Tests, and as far as the IIMs are concerned, I'm at the bottom of the pecking order (damn the diversity requirements !).......
Dr. Ambedakar, the foremost champion of protection of the backward classes, decreed that reservations would be required for a maximum of ten years to bring about balance in the Indian society. Maybe his calculations were right, but his assumptions were most definitely at fault. He expected the national administrators to be upstanding citizens of impeccable character and erudition. Instead, our country has bred a generation of vote - bank politicians. It is with increasing alarm that I note how rapidly we are moving away from forming a Meritocracy. There are reservations for admissions into colleges, discounts in prices for competitive exams, reservations for placements and now reservation for promotion. So, all you 99%ilers can keep your resumes in your bag, because it lacks the single most important element to succeed in India and that is the Scheduled Caste/Tribe tag !
The reservation system is now trying not only to make sure that less deserving candidates get ahead but also that they stay ahead.Many people from scheduled castes and tribes instantly cry foul whenever they see someone from the general category move into a position ahead of them. The first thought that goes through their minds is "they were born privileged, I deserve just as much as them", what they fail to think is "they're better than me". It doesn't matter where you were born, those who deserve to get ahead, should be promoted.
Reservations are creating a rot right from the bottom to the top of the Indian social strata. This decay is harming not only the general category, but also the categories with reservations. Now, if you were to meet a genuinely talented person who belongs to one of the reserved classes, all one can think is that they are where they are not because of their own abilities, but due to the advantages (i.e. reservations) that they got.
Not only is the amount of reservations going up (just check reserved seats in government colleges), but the number of classes eligible for reservation is also increasing. If the oppressed are truly to be aided, there can be subsidies made for the poor, but nothing else. If we are to improve as a nation, the strongest MUST survive and the weakest MUST die out. It is the only way we can move forward. The very Theory of Evolution demands it.
Unfortunately, I am but one general category, male engineer trying his best to make some headway in Management Entrance Tests, and as far as the IIMs are concerned, I'm at the bottom of the pecking order (damn the diversity requirements !).......
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