It’s been sixty years of glorious Indian Independence, which has seen then nation mature as the world’s largest democracy, shift economic paradigm from agrarian to industrial, to an outsourced Information Technology hub. The common man has come a long way ahead, crossing the seven seas and going abroad for higher studies and job engagement, women empowerment, a balanced socio-economic structure and a broader outlook towards life. Considerable progress in science and technology, from building and launching its own satellites, to becoming a nuclear power has put India among the elite league of nations.
Post independence, great leaders and visionaries wanted to help the down-trodden. They wanted to provide an opportunity to the deprived, extend a helping hand towards the backward classes. Reservation for the Scheduled Classes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes were introduced with the motto of changing the fate of the long oppressed lot. People from these segments of the society made good of this opportunity to become IAS, IPS, doctors, engineers, lawyers and bureaucrats.
Two generations of the backward classes have been reaping the relaxation and benefits over the years. We find majority of the breed as rich, successful and respected amongst us. When the quota system was introduced, the makers of the nation desired to be in enforcement for fifty years, beyond which the reservation and benefits would be justly decommissioned. However its human nature to take blessings as birth-right, unfortunately the quota system had the same fate. Fifty years have gone by a decade back! Yet we are living with this epidemic of reservation – demanding to increase the percentage of reservation. What a mockery on the face of a nation that boasts of being an equal opportunity providing, non-discriminating democracy!
Had it been a unanimously agreed upon mission such as food and safe water for all, or jobs for all educated citizens - we the people of this country would have gone an extra mile in helping the government. But reservation as we all know is a curse in disguise. Folks with lesser intellect and rankings in competitive exams are depriving the bright and deserving examinees – thanks to reservation. These students from backward classes are sharing the pie with meritorious students from the general quota – in turn diluting the standard of exponents from crème-de-la-crème colleges and universities. Proper grooming can be a whetstone to the sword of intellect, but a ballast for the shallow minded.
To conclude I would like to put forward a request of terminating this curse of reservation system. Let’s open our eyes to the vision of ‘one-community’ where competition is fair and without quota!
Post independence, great leaders and visionaries wanted to help the down-trodden. They wanted to provide an opportunity to the deprived, extend a helping hand towards the backward classes. Reservation for the Scheduled Classes, Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes were introduced with the motto of changing the fate of the long oppressed lot. People from these segments of the society made good of this opportunity to become IAS, IPS, doctors, engineers, lawyers and bureaucrats.
Two generations of the backward classes have been reaping the relaxation and benefits over the years. We find majority of the breed as rich, successful and respected amongst us. When the quota system was introduced, the makers of the nation desired to be in enforcement for fifty years, beyond which the reservation and benefits would be justly decommissioned. However its human nature to take blessings as birth-right, unfortunately the quota system had the same fate. Fifty years have gone by a decade back! Yet we are living with this epidemic of reservation – demanding to increase the percentage of reservation. What a mockery on the face of a nation that boasts of being an equal opportunity providing, non-discriminating democracy!
Had it been a unanimously agreed upon mission such as food and safe water for all, or jobs for all educated citizens - we the people of this country would have gone an extra mile in helping the government. But reservation as we all know is a curse in disguise. Folks with lesser intellect and rankings in competitive exams are depriving the bright and deserving examinees – thanks to reservation. These students from backward classes are sharing the pie with meritorious students from the general quota – in turn diluting the standard of exponents from crème-de-la-crème colleges and universities. Proper grooming can be a whetstone to the sword of intellect, but a ballast for the shallow minded.
To conclude I would like to put forward a request of terminating this curse of reservation system. Let’s open our eyes to the vision of ‘one-community’ where competition is fair and without quota!
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