"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.