"Need for Reservation in Our Country"

When evaluating the need for 'reservation', most youth vote against it. This particular agenda cannot be dealt with by citing only the scenario prevailing today.Let us go back to the immediate post-independence era. The country has one single party- the 'Indian National Congress' and is hoping to place herself in a humble, yet honorable position in the world. As India had just relieved herself from the clutches of Britian(Don't forget about the exhaustion that remained during the pre-independence scenario), she was unable to cater the needs of her own population. The problem of 'partition' added to her tragedies. For a few years(1947-1950), she remained 'united/integrated' mainly due to the chaos, confusion & celebration prevalent in those years. After 1950, her internal affairs rose beyond tolerable levels. Though being declared as a "SECULAR, SOVEREIGN, DEMOCRATIC" Republic, she had many unruly happenings that challenged the very essence of this declaration. One such mis-happening can be found even today- the mean act of "Untouchability/Caste-based discrimination". In a region where the masses were of lower caste, the minority crowd of the so-called higher caste would dominate. Do mind the fact that this 'domination' is not by any proven physical/mental supremacy, but by mere birth and false-belief. The single party government at that time was of no help as the party leaders at the state level were also of the higher caste and the decisions of the party were made by a small "English speaking elite class". A widespread disruption rose among the people. This led to two major events:
1. Arise of new, rational, more cordial 'Regional Parties'
2. Catering of special attention to lower/under-privileged castes

As per the 'guidance' given by "Kalelkar Commission"(1953) and "Mandal Commission"(1979) norms were made to give reservation for socially backward classes. There arose a huge 'nation-wide' opposition triggered by this and was suppressed effectively. Only by this move was the government able to console the socially backward masses and it was a right, just & apt move. If at-all the reservation was absent, the disruption would have rose even much; the gift of education that is enjoyed by the lower-caste people for atmost two generations would have been denied and still the nation would be in a pathetic, 'no-return' journey to destruction.

Now the reader may get a question in his mind: " How long will they enjoy it? It is enough!"

For such hypocrites, I would like to say that the so called higher caste enjoyed exemptions and exclusions in a much broader perspective for nearly 1000 years from the vedic times. Poor 'Children of the Gods'( as Mr. M.K.Gandhi would call them) have enjoyed such reservations only for 60 years; so, it is not long enough yet. Your locality may seem to be teaming with developed lower-caste people, yet, for "ASLI INDIA", there remains a lot to be done.

33%? Is it really necessary in "Politics & Administration"?

Hey guys, before getting into the heat of this text, I must disclose some words for every woman reading this:"NO OFFENSE"!

Whenever I get myself in a scenario with an agenda on the "Women in Politics and Administration", I am showered with references on Ms.J.Jayalalitha(Former C.M. of T.N.), Smt.Sonia Gandhi(Leader of the UPA), Mrs.Indira Gandhi(Former P.M. of India) & Mrss. Kiran Bedi(First Woman I.P.S.). I myself have been fascinated with the feats of these three very great women. To cite a few of their achievements:
1. Ms. J.Jayalalitha
* Fist woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu(Excluding Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran who had held the office for 24 days in 1988).
* Excellent academic and sports records till her entrance in the 'Film Industry'.
* Splendid performer in films; a really good vocalizer; a recipient of the 'Kalaimamani' award.
2. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
* First woman Prime Minister of India.
* Excellent handling of the emergency situation during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.
* First woman president of the Indian National Congress.
3. Mrs. Kiran Bedi
* First woman I.P.S. in the country.
* Founder of two NGOs in India: Navjyoti for welfare and preventive policing and the India Vision Foundation for prison reformation, drug abuse prevention and child welfare.
4. Smt. Sonia Gandhi
* Current Chair Person of the United Progressive Alliance.
* Witty handling of the Parliamentary elections - The AAM AADMI campaign.
* Persuasive role in the framing of 'Right to Information' act.

I've noticed a curious evenness in the personal life of these great women. Ms. J.Jayalalitha is a bachelor; Mrs. Indira Gandhi is the widow of Shri. Feroz Gandhi; Mrs. Soniya Gandhi is the widow of Shri. Rajiv Gandhi. The basic similarity is that "all the three wemen have achieved their feat
in the absence of their masculine counter-parts". If they've had their masculine companions, their possibility of achieving would never be concrete. Now I may get an opposition as: "They were being subordinated by their husbands". Think of Mrs. Subbulakshmi(The Uncrowned Queen of Indian Classical Music), Dr. Kamala Selvaraj(Renowned Gynecologist), Mrs. Y.G.Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy(Dean, The PSBB Group of schools)- these women were from the same country and roughly of the same time as the above mentioned trio; yet, they've managed to achieve even with their masculine counter-parts alive. How is this possible? Lets be frank. There are a few tasks that women specialise at. They have their own strengths in those fields where men can't rule the roost. Likewise, men have their own monopolies.

There is a generally accepted opinion that "Married Indian Women are dependent on their Males". The act of the Govt. of India to ban women from being trained as Jet Pilots proves this. It costs about 6 crores to train a jet fighter pilot. Women leave the job after marriage, causing a heavy loss to the Govt.. Men, on the other hand, tend to remain in the job. A career in public life as an M.P. is more depriving than being a fighter pilot in terms of time and personal motivation. Recently, a survey on the M.P.s with the least percentage of being present at the Parliament shows that most of them are women. Male M.P.s like Mr. M.K.Alagiri have also been ranked in top positions in the survey, but, 'majority' is the factor. "Matriarchy" may have been the style of the Government in the past, but, for today's women, keeping away from politics is better.I am not advocating subjugation of women by this. Instead, if they focus on the areas that they are 'naturally' dominant at, they would shine even better!