Back at the fee counter, I found out the reason why Mr. MLA was upset...As all other students, he too faced the fees hike problem...and his total amount after the fees hike was huge...Rs. 725/-.....U read it right…Rs. 725 . Initially his fee was Rs.720 and there was a fee hike of Rs.5...VERY HUGE AMOUNT FOR THE SON OF AN MLA TO PAY...and that was what he was grumbling about.
Caste System is a horrific society system invented during the era when kings ruled this land and due to this many underprivileged castes didn’t get equal status in society....And in order to ease this brutality met out to the backward classes Dr.Ambedkar introduced reservations...I don’t need to tell you...in fact everyone single individual knows it. AND THE EFFORTS OF THAT GREAT MAN BORE FRUIT...the underprivileged classes got the chance to come at par with the world around them and excel...and the bright minds from among them are WORLD LEADERS today.
Wouldn’t have happened if Dr. Ambedkar didn’t envision the future...a great step taken to provide equal status to all and to make India a BETTER DEMOCRACY…Decades after this policy came into place, India is able to walk hand in hand with development and so are its citizens...that is what the government tells us...BUT...IS IT??
Well take this case for example…An MLA’s son paying Rs.725 college fees and receiving an annual scholarship of Rs. 4000 from the government, when his father can afford millions…and on the other hand students from middle class families, who can just afford decent education for their kids in this country, paying Rs. 53,000 annually with no aids from the government or college….IS THIS THE ECONOMIC EQUALITY THAT THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION ASSURES TO ITS CITIZENS??
Leave my case coz I can afford to study…just think about that small child working all day at a tea shack near our college jus to get his family one time meal a day… MAY BE HE TOO DREAMS TO BECOME AN ENGINEER LYK THE COLLEGE GUYS, WHUM HE SERVES TEA….SHOULDN’T HE GET THAT SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDY TO FULFILL HIS DREAM AND THE MILLION OTHER KIDS LYK HIM WHU ONLY DREAM TO STUDY AND BECOME THE SHINING STARS OF FUTURE INDIA??
Our country believes that CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF THE NATION…so why are we depriving them of even some basic education and food…CAN'T THERE BE A KALAM, TENDULKAR, SANIA OR A KALPANA CHAWLA AMONG THEM?? And for girls it’s another sad story….Rich or poor, my dear, you aren’t getting equal opportunities like boys do….BUT WHY???
DO U BELIEVE THAT IN OUR COUNTRY DISCRIMINATION IS NO LONGER MADE ON THE BASIS OF CASTE BUT ON THE BASIS OF RICH AND POOR….SHOULDNT RESERVATIONS BE PROVIDED TO THE POOR, HUNGRY & TO WOMEN INSTEAD??
superbly written brother....
ReplyDeleteonly one question that i wonder is why we call ourselves a developing country with so much stigma all around. That MLA son you were talking about... why were u surprised with his behavior bro when its very clear that such SONS grow up in an environment wherein factors such as moral conscience and social obligations are negligible! DAMN YOU....MINISTERS!!!!! NOTHING BUT DISGRACE IS WHAT THEY ARE ALL ABOUT.... Give benefits to castes when they actually dont require any... A poor Brahmin boy, according to our constitutional policies, is much better off than say, a highly benefited son of an OBC government employee... I remember the lyrics of a famous Kailash Kher song...YEH DUNIYA UTPATANGA!!!!
Thanx brodr...
ReplyDeleteActually its not the fault of ministers....i jus mentioned his case coz he actually was the son of an MLA...cud have been any guy 4rm a well to do family...The point is, backward classes are no more backward now thanks to the measures taken by Dr. Ambedkar, may b there are some in the remote areas of India...so isn't it better to provide these reservations to the actually backward people of India???
i actually envy them... i remember how bad i felt wen my 143 score got rejected in IITJEE and my friend who scored 89 got thru into iit kharagpur due to his quota... actually d point herein is dat nobody wants to "bell the cat".... :(
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