As per Mario's comments in his below e-mail: He agrees with Mr. Arjun Singh, and in fact, gives reasons why caste-based reservations in govtmt jobs and govtmt educational institutions must continue.
So.......no further comment. Regards ============================================ From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] caste and class On 25 Apr 2008 08:25:50 -0000, jane gillian rodrigues wrote: > > As per e-mails below, today, many Indians try > their best to take full advantage of the fact that > they belong to SC/ST and OBC, because reservations > for SC/ST and OBC in govtmt jobs and govtmt > educational instritutions are increasing, thanks to > Mr. Arjun Singh of Congress. > > Check out all Indian candidates who have got > admission through reserved seats (SC/ST and OBC)in > govtmt medical, engineering etc. educational > institutions and govtmt jobs and ask them, why they > have done so, and, why, they have not taken > admission in to "general/unreserved" admission > category? > Gabe Menezes gabe.menezes at gmail.com Fri Apr 25 04:35:43 PDT 2008 > When it suits they cry foul and if not they take advantage of their low Caste. Surely if Caste is to be abolished altogether and we all agree it must, then it must imply a level playing field for all. Many Indians who are smart, complain that they are not admitted because someone who has lower grades belonged to a S/T. S/C or OBC, got in, because the system was discriminatory. > Mario responds: > (1) It is even more true to say about upper caste Indians, "When it suits them they cry foul." Taking advantage of their high caste has been going on for centuries. > Have either of you stopped to wonder WHY there are reserved categories for lower caste Indians, after millenia of blatant discrimination that continues against them today? > Each person must work towards levelling the playing field first by abolishing caste in their own decisionmaking and encouraging those around them to do the same. > Only when we get to the point that most people judge others by the content of their character can you demand that the very systems that have been put in place to ameliorate the accumulated and harmful effects of caste be removed. >