Rationalising the Reservation system
Patels' agitation regarding demand for OBC quota has reignited the debate on reservation policy.The skewed reservation system we are following has failed to meet it's objectives and has only caused resentment among the people,especially youth.Memes are up on social media,where americans say-''India,you take the reserved,we will take your deserved'' on the backdrop of Indians heading the global giants like google,microsoft etc. This calls for a pragmatic,honest and rational relook at reservation system. Do we need caste based reservation system? Yes,definitely.All societies in the world are ridden with discrimination.For ex-US has African americans and Indian americans,Europe has it's gypsies,Australia gas aborigines.But Nowhere in the world,the inequality by birth and discrimination so institutionalised as in Indian society due to caste system.People,who say,caste based discrimination no longer exists in India are not in touch with reality. What is th...