On regressive affirmative action- Reservations on the basis of caste in India & a truly class less society.

And amidst all the good things that I come across, I see this. No where else in the world, would anyone celebrate to be considered downtrodden. And the wanton loot and destruction that we saw earlier will spread across other states now? If any reservation is needed for them, it is in the prisons of this country for the amount of destruction done. Reservations were initially proposed for a ten year period from independence to uplift the poor and weak and I wholeheartedly support that decision. Much pain was caused to those of scheduled castes in the past four hundred years due to wrong socio-political environment and affirmative action is needed to equalise that but unfortunately our legacy of wrong policies only continue and history is repeating itself in the opposite direction. Spineless politics has let the reservation system endure this long, while what is actually needed is to bring up the education level and infrastructure to such a level that all sections of the society have free access to the same standards. That is true equality.

Beyond education, there are so many other things that affect the upbringing of a child. A decent standard of living is of paramount importance too. We have seen great entrepreneurs from normal households with bare minimum education. But if a child is afflicted with social evils and unhealthy livig quarters as violence as he/she grows up, they will be forever be scarred. There is so much that can be done. But clearly reservation is not the only answer, as it has not reduced caste distinction in any manner. People from higher castes have also got to go through a lot of reeducation, just having been born by luck at a higher caste household does not entitle them to riducle others. They as one of my friend puts it are just a lucky sperm amongst millions.

Reserving seats in the name of caste will only let this monster live longer, reminding people of the distinction within themselves, while robbing the meritorious of opportunities. And since when did Jats become backwards. They are most populous caste in Haryana and regions of southern Punjab too making them a dominant sect. And the amount of unabashed aggressiveness they show, clearly indicates, that they were never downtrodden. Reservation is an evil, as much as caste system. It is an excuse for our lack of efforts in providing equal training and treatment to all and it is time to weed it out if we are to go forth as a progressive nation. Caste names should be abolished and all records of it erased including in names as has been done over a period of time in Tamilnadu(but the state still has ways to remind people of their caste every time a new form is flouted around, showing half willed implementation). Without identification, discrimination is nigh impossible. And the government and the people must come all out in truly uplifting the poor and the oppressed.