Recently, a school friend of mine, beneficiary of the quota system, a physician, at the district hospital told me; "Most of the doctors from reservation category are incompetent. No educated or conscious person belonging to either upper or lower caste has any desire to be treated by them. This attitude is most pronounced within the medical community itself. Within the medical community this class of doctors is considered to be on same footing as the ones produced by medical colleges where admissions are via the donations route or the ones that have degrees from some Russian institute. These people are called the Munnabhais of Indian medical system, a community of which our health minister is the flag bearer." Those who are meritorious amongst the reservation categories have divided opinion abt it. An OBC college friend of mine, who took his UPSC civil services exam the year he finished his graduation, stood fourteenth in the merit list and is serving in my home state as an IAS officer says that reservations have helped this section of the society but only a small part of it aka the so called creamy layer. While great achievers, (and I'm not talking about charlatans and gasbags like the celebrated Dalit intellectual Chandrabhan Prasad or 'the man of culture'(!) Karunanidhi), of the backward section such as Sam Pitroda find this exercise futile, regressive and divisive. Good or bad it is a policy truly reflective of the biggest Mobocracy of the world.
RE:revenge of the nerds!!
by satyarthi on Apr 10, 2008 10:50 PM Permalink
The analysis is based upon prejudices and lacks the correct perspective. Tamilnadu is an example where reservation ensured a faster economic growth than the states like UP and Bihar.
RE:revenge of the nerds!!
by A. Swaminathan on Apr 10, 2008 10:53 PM Permalink
I agree with you friend...with reservation tamilnadu has done very well in education,industry ,IT... The people who enjoyed benefits over hundred years, don't seems to be generous enough to leave a small bone to others.
RE:revenge of the nerds!!
by satyarthi on Apr 10, 2008 11:02 PM Permalink
It is not an issue of leaving or taking. It is an issue of collective growth. Indian can grow only when all Indians grow together. With economic growth, every thing employment as well as educational opportunities expand.
