At the outset, let me begin with thanking Prof.Gupta for this analysis. It gives me - the representative of a common person from India (EPITOMIZED BY THE GREAT RK LAXMAN BRAND)something to reflect which we identify with scores of other deprived masses (including both so called lower & upper cases in our social hierchy). Thanks to our political theatre, the democratic law-abusing masses gets their daily dosage of inspiration to slug it out in the most undemocratic ways to cheat and deprive our fellow homo-sapiens in every sphere of our existence. Ofcourse, we believe in the great time-tested adage - 'Nothing is unfair in war and love'. As we continue to procreate more (our self belief in the economies of scale in billions - $billionaires, billion populations etc) we have to find innovative ways to screen out the significant other. So the great theory of reservation. I guess Mr.Darwin, Mr.Nehru, Mr.Ambedkar are turning in their graves to see how India moves ahead using the great weapon of selective representation.
RE:The Great Indian Divide
by Kaushik Das on Apr 14, 2008 10:42 PM Permalink
nice comment, but why nehru? many of the problems, including the caste reservations, are due to him.
The poor among OBC and Sc/St are kept perpetually in poverty so that there back wardness could be used to generalise the status of the cast and Rich among them can reap all the benefits of reservation and exploit!
Infact, Scores of Crores of OBCs and SC/STs and Muslims have been Created Just to Lead 'them as oppressed' and Enjoy State Power.
It is actually an Atrocity on all those crores of Poor fellows who were made to be born inspite of all the Govt Schemes and Explanations about Family Planning.
