Monday, September 1, 2008

Reservations

After a while i have finally got something to write.
Reservations, the word, is now days mainly used for reservations in education only cause it has been in news lately. It is such a trite topic for GD's and editorials that i don't know if i will be able to take any side on this one.
But let me just put my point. I think reservations are necessary. For a simple fact that i believe in equality, i think every human being should have equal access to all resources.
But then saying this it's hard, in fact impossible to imagine such a life. I mean what a life it will be without its uncertainties and great falls.
Reservation are itself against the very core argument or need of it. Reservation itself develops what it is designed to eliminate. Reservation are meant to create and balance an uniformity among all human beings irrespective of their caste, creed, gender etc.( inherited, uncontrolled characteristics glued to person's identity), instead what they do is, that they give advantage to some solely decided by their birth.
What about the person who work hard then others? Don't he deserved more luxuries then others? I think yes, he do.
The point is when i say equality and uniformity of resources i mean, resources at the time of development child but once he had grown up and had enough education no more advantage should be bestowed on him.

Did our education system is not strong enough to provide jobs for graduates. I can't find any point and logic in reserving seats in higher education. In higher education when you specialized in some field maintaining quality should be our priority.
I don't think providing reservations in higher education is justified when you can't provide basic amenities to children born. If everybody will be provided good, strong basic education( combined with other basic necessity ) i don't think anyone would require to take the support of reservation to get admission in higher education.

I think what government is trying to do is to take a chunk from below and putting them at par with others at top. I think it will be a better idea if government will try to take all from lowest level and put them somewhere at middle at least above poverty line.

How the aim of reservations will be full filled when some under privileged are getting higher education while others don't even know how to read and write.

What is an explanation to feeling of that so called upper caste child, who sees other so called under privileged , whose family is more financially strong, getting a chance he might have deserved. Who is the under privileged.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well written article.