Aaj Ka Arjun: Piggybacking the Indian Reservations

Eighteen years can be an eternity in politics: on September, 6, 1990, a stirring speech was made in parliament criticising the Mandal commission report. “If you believe in a casteless society, every major step you take must be such that you move towards a casteless society. And you must avoid taking any steps which takes

A Landmark Judgement Indeed

This is the post that appeared in Indian Express today. It is written by Pratap Bhanu Mehta. It’s a landmark Landmark judgments can have one of two features. They can strike an uneasy balance between competing considerations, in a sort of compromise that keeps the peace. Or they can mark out a radically new course

YFE Vindicated as Supreme Court Up helds 27% OBC Quota

THE QUOTA row might hit the country again following the judgement given by the honourable Supreme Court today. With this verdict the court’s interim order of March 29, 2007, staying the implementation of the quota has now been lifted. The highlights of the verdict are: * Supreme Court upholds 27 per cent Other Backward Caste

The Quota Conundrum!

The Maharashtra government is planning reservations for the economically backward class in education and government jobs. This quota will be in addition to the already existing reservations made on the basis of caste. While the former is a welcome move, the latter causes more harm than good. Most visionaries are of the view that reservations,

Faculty Crisis in top Tech Institutes of India

RECENTLY OUR college has appointed a new professor, who had retired from IIT. He has amazing personality and is very friendly. Recently he raised a question to us – “How many of you would be willing to come back as a teacher to this place?” Not one hand went up. There was silence in a