Is Reservation a Solution?

Fellow readers and activists Satya and Rajesh have sent me via an email a response they had, to the issue of reservation, at the UMass., Amherst mailing list "Indian Manifesto". I simply love everything they have to say here. And especially the way they end the note with:

"One CANNOT reverse the arrow of time. In the last two decades, the lower castes are on the move and have been more influential than ever before, in determining national politics, distribution of power and resources, redefining culture, and the very texture of everyday life. That's the greatest thing that has happened to India in the recent past. In fact, it is a more significant event in the history of Indian than even the independence struggle."

Absolutely a must-read!

Saswat Pattanayak

Independent journalist, media educator, photographer and filmmaker. Based in New York. Always from Bhubaneswar.

https://saswat.com
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