It's high time that people get together and leave no stone unturned in lodging their protest against allocating quotas for the backward classes of the society. We all know how "concerned" our dear politicians are for the weaker sections. When it comes to gaining advantage by favoring a particular class/group, they can stoop down to any level.
And Sonia Gandlhi is one of the most manipulative politician in the arena who knows her moves. She renounced Natwar Singh as he was becoming a source of embarassment to the Congress following angry protest from the Opposition walking out of the Parliament. There were factions within the Congress and so in the common interest, she asked Natwar Singh to resign.But why she would do the same to Arjun Singh when there is not a soul amongst the political class opposing the reservation issue?
RE:Reservations...
by rajesh on May 15, 2006 02:12 PM Permalink
Hi Gajendra,
I agree to your point. Brahmins mostly are a working class. They do better because they are more focused and care nothing about the politicians and their words. Caste based reservations makes no sense.
We all stand a chance for betterment. We should focus for the same. Reservation based on Economic Status is better for India then based on caste. Freebies will make this worse. British Ruled India and left us to these insensible Politicians to rule us.
The focus of an ELITE (Dont mis/read here as UPPER CASTE) is \\\"One\\\'s focus for betterment is based on himself and not banked on the reservation\\\". Hence one succeeds.
RE:Reservations...
by sgpal on May 01, 2006 02:33 PM Permalink
See the problem with India was due to Brahmin created diiificulties,to other caste members!The brahmins of yester years thought that the knowledge should not be shared and should remain with in the family.They realised that knowledge is power and perhaps money.The two problems created due to this secretly guarded knowledge are a large mass of ignorants and corrupted power in the hands of a few.That led many not in the fold of knowledge to leave hinduism and embrace other faiths.The brahmins never saw that as a problem and were not astute enough to realise the side effects of this corrupted system. The only plus point of this is there for all to see.even today Brahmins excell where the brain matters.The concept that Brahmins are no good businessman is no longer true. NRN is a classical example of doing business with brains and compassion.The grudge the other communities hold against brahmins can and should be removed through proper education and awareness.People should be made to realise that not all the brahmins are freemason type and not all brahmins are rich and not all brahmins are against the other castes.How ever that means end of vote bank politics.
I dont know why everybody in India, is so jealous of Brahmins....If somebody wants to say that majority of brahmin's are rich.....he should recheck his knowledge.....Other than having a special socila status in the past.......that is currently not there....Brahmins are no different than other casts..In fact there are so many so called OBC casts that are rich..while the Brahmins are not....Please dont forget that the Brahmins in past earned the special status because of pure mental power....not physical power....or not using a sword....Today also whatever Brahmins are earning the jobs and admissions to premier institutes are because they have maintained their merit.....while other casts are still crying for their fortunes....Rarely any Brahmins are found in business...This simply tell why they are largely part of middle class.....
RE:hello
by raj on Apr 29, 2006 01:02 AM Permalink
on what basis can you say that brahmins are at same economic level as other castes? any specific data? any specific numbers or projections? instead of just talking about perceptions we should have specific information before making any such statement. the so called merit you are talking about could be a result of the higher social status. in general and on average upper caste people have better peace and respect in the soceity since a long time. this translates to peaceful and respect filled home and that translates to an atmosphere where they can advance and where the children can study etc. so do not be under the illusion that all this merit is all without the caste system. centuries and centuries of such atmosphere is bound to have an effect. let us study this issue carefully and give it its due attention. just dismissing it is not good for the lower castes. it is also not good for the country and for everybody. now is the chance to set things in the right direction for progress. inequality can lead to huge problems. look at what happened to srilanka. the current problems and losing couple of medical seats is nothing compared to all the violence. so peace and calm.
boycott rediff.com....it presents aprtial matters
by gopal on May 16, 2006 01:36 PM Permalink
rediff is always presenting facts which support only upper caste issues....so boycott it....it never publish articles freeand fair........you yourself can judge it by reading all article...they are against OBC\'s cause. gopal
RE:hello
by shyama on May 26, 2006 07:27 PM Permalink
gajendra, couldnt agree more, myself a brahmin, yet believing that equality is the only way. join youth for equality!
RE:hello
by gopinath on May 15, 2006 11:30 PM Permalink
hello, Ithink Abhishek knows little of current affairs and history. I shall elaborate both the points; Firstly, Abhishek does not know the meaning of' reservations' when he says " "give OBCs an equal chance" The 50% reservation for OBC is ONLY FOR OBC and the other 50% is for everybody including the intelligent OBCs who can again apply in open merit. The 50% reservation allows OBCs of much lower academic levels to compete with caste Hindus who have to get 90% and above to stand a chance. Secondly how dare abhishek ridicule our old Scientists_ History bears testimony to the fact that Indian Scientists have given GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCE TO THE WORLD.Even in today's computer world, Indian software scientists beat software scientists in America, the country of Bill Gates. I'll send Abhishek an attachment if he wants to know what Indian Scientists have contributed to the world. Let me know abhishek's email ID in their
