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In India, reservations is a hot subject today. Reservations for admission in premier educational institutions like an Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ), or an Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ) and now in private enterprizes continue to fox many. There is a lot of hue and cry, mainly among the aspirants and their parents
The genesis of this issue, I suppose lies in the caste system, that has been prevalent amongst Hindus for centuries. There are several castes: Brahmins which were supposed to do all scholarly work, Vaishyas - all commercial activities... and shudras to do all menial tasks. No person born in a shudra family could aspire to becpme a scholar or a commercial wizard.
Why such a division was envisaged by the ancestors, I believe I have an answer, I talked about it lately in a thread on a science forum called Hypography. The thread is entitled Do-biological-organisms-have-extra-chromosomal sources of info? My hypothesis is that the development of a human mind is influenced a lot by the atmosphere in which s/he is born and reared.
So, naturally a child born in a brahminical family would have propensity towards becoming a scholar. But, is it really true in the present context. Especially when there is a lot of crossing between the vocations in which people from various castes are engaged in. Not all brahmins are scholars just as not all persons born in a so called backward/scheduled caste family are dumb.
But the fact remains that most people belonging to these castes have never been as sucessful in life as those belonging to the upward castes. Let's analyze why?
It is a result of of the caste system, because scholars were rewarded much more handsomely then the servants. So obviously they prospered; and we all know that one cannot be a scholar while struggling for survival. A child born in a backward/scheduled caste family is seldom exposed to the enriched environment that a majority of children born in an upward class are exposed to. So the present situation is a result of the miscontrued policies of our ancestors that have lead to a situation wherein most of the children born in a backward family can seldom aspire to rise above the status of their ancestors.
Is it desirable? If we consider the development of the nation India, in future, should we oppose or support the resevation policies talked about today?
More about it in my next post.
The genesis of this issue, I suppose lies in the caste system, that has been prevalent amongst Hindus for centuries. There are several castes: Brahmins which were supposed to do all scholarly work, Vaishyas - all commercial activities... and shudras to do all menial tasks. No person born in a shudra family could aspire to becpme a scholar or a commercial wizard.
Why such a division was envisaged by the ancestors, I believe I have an answer, I talked about it lately in a thread on a science forum called Hypography. The thread is entitled Do-biological-organisms-have-extra-chromosomal sources of info? My hypothesis is that the development of a human mind is influenced a lot by the atmosphere in which s/he is born and reared.
So, naturally a child born in a brahminical family would have propensity towards becoming a scholar. But, is it really true in the present context. Especially when there is a lot of crossing between the vocations in which people from various castes are engaged in. Not all brahmins are scholars just as not all persons born in a so called backward/scheduled caste family are dumb.
But the fact remains that most people belonging to these castes have never been as sucessful in life as those belonging to the upward castes. Let's analyze why?
It is a result of of the caste system, because scholars were rewarded much more handsomely then the servants. So obviously they prospered; and we all know that one cannot be a scholar while struggling for survival. A child born in a backward/scheduled caste family is seldom exposed to the enriched environment that a majority of children born in an upward class are exposed to. So the present situation is a result of the miscontrued policies of our ancestors that have lead to a situation wherein most of the children born in a backward family can seldom aspire to rise above the status of their ancestors.
Is it desirable? If we consider the development of the nation India, in future, should we oppose or support the resevation policies talked about today?
More about it in my next post.
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