Why are some people backward?

The present spate of protests against reservations for OBC's in educational institutions has its origins in the ignorance of this very basic reality.

Several reasons can be cited in response to the question, these may be

1. People belonging to OBCs have genes inferior to those of the people belonging to the upper castes.

2. People belonging to the OBCs are backward because they do not have adequate opportunities to get good basic education.

3. People belonging to the OBC's are backward because their parents are not interested in educating their children.

4. People belonging to OBC's are backward because their is no tradition for the education of the children belonging to these castes, therefore even when these children attend school, the teachers belonging to the UC's do not put in enough efforts because of the inherent biases in the society.

5. People belonging to the OBC's are bachward because the economic status of their parents was poor, hence during the formative years, that is from the time of birth to the age 6, much before they enter school, they do not receive the same inputs that a child of UC invariably receives.

A few minutes of thought, on these questions will lead to the crux of the problem and its just solution.