What is the reason behind chithralekha issue?Why don't you address this indian apartheid?yes,Reservation is not solving the dalit's problems fully.india must have drawan up more and more affirmative action programme for dalits.Indian policy makers are now in the game of populist reservation politics.it sidelines the basic issues of land reforms and other like minded welfare measures. --- "sreenivas v.p" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > Is it not possible to democratize the society > without the trademark called "caste "? Why you want > to continue to label a certain population as Dalits > and seclude them from the rest of the society ? > Dalits are becoming scapegoats in the name of > reservation. Why you want to separate them from the > mainstream and then try to unite? There are some > feminists who accept the label called "women " and > then try to become man . In reality , the label > "women" is only a myth . It is a mark imposed by men > to exploit the so called women . Similarly what is > happening is ,a label is imposed upon SCs/STs to > alienate and target them . This is why " Harijan > colonies" are made and nobody turns upto the > development of that area. In this way, > untouchability is reinforced. I have many Dalit > friends who have expressed similar views . We > believe in a society where there are no labels like > Dalits, women , men etc, but only homosapiens. > regards > sreenivas > bangalore > > > > > > Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Anti reservation remarks are not aimed at > dalits but to oppose any move to compartmentalize > the education system based on caste and religion . > > This is how the cateist neo-liberal neocon view > (read Mr Murali in different threads) align with > that of the 'secularist' state communists, on cast > question... They are very much concerned with the > caste question when it is raised for the > democratization of the society.. Otherwise they are > very much comfortable with that.... > > >> It is a truth that the real beneficiaries of > reservation policy are not dalits . If the > reservation is not aimed at vote banks , why the > government is ignoring Adivasis and other tribal > groups? what is the use of providing reservation to > dalits when they lack basic amenities like food and > shelter ? > > Why it happens? Why the places where dalits and > minority live are excluded from infrastructural > developments like roads, schools, electricity, water > (read sachar and many other reports) ? Why the > probem of "good governance" (again from Murali) is > also a specific dalit and minority problem? > > Still we shouldn't talk about the dalit > respresentation in governance.... It will "deeply > divide" our society... > > Regards > Afthab > > > > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:46 AM, C.K. Vishwanath > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to reject your meritocratic arguments > fully.And i saw your the hindu letter as well.we > know > the first generation graduates of india's > meritocracy in 19th century(-the credit goes to > chandraben prasad-dalit diary).Most of those > savarnna > students were third rate graduates (opinion given by > british professors). > Your arguments are in league with thacher-regan > consensus.Where is the level playing field for > india's > entire subarltern section of the society? > --- "sreenivas v.p" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The "reservation politics" has diluted the quality > > of higher education in the country .Instead of > > giving reservation, what the government needs to > do > > is to provide better living condition for the > > citizens . Let each individual work hard and come > up > > in life . We should throw away the democratic > system > > inorder to protect our education sector. > > regards > > sreenivas > > bangalore > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "C.K. Vishwanath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 08:41:46 -0500 (CDT) > > Subject: ACHR Review: The Gujjar protest and > > reservation politics > > From: "ACHR REVIEW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ACHR WEEKLY REVIEW > > [The weekly commentary and analysis of the Asian > > Centre for Human Rights] > > [ACHR has Special Consultative Status with the UN > > ECOSOC] > > C-3/441-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, India > > Tel/Fax: +91-11- 45501889 25620583 > > Website: www.achrweb.org; Email: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Index: Review/217/2008 > > Embargoed for: 28 May 2008 > > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > Please find attached this week's ACHR WEEKLY > REVIEW > > titled "The Gujjar > > protest and reservation politics". It is available > > > at > > http://www.achrweb.org/Review/2008/217-08.html > > > > The ongoing protests by Gujjars in Rajasthan have > > already claimed at least > > 38 lives. The showdown is likely to intensify with > > the Gujjar protestors > > blocking the National Highway linking Jaipur to > > Delhi, and the security > > forces surrounding the protestors. > > > > In the last two decades, affirmative actions have > > been diluted for vote > > bank politics. The Central government of India > must > > find a holistic > > solution to the demand for Scheduled Tribe status > by > > several groups and > > for that matter the government must develop or lay > > down clear criteria > > required for being recognized as Scheduled Tribes. > > There are over 100 > > groups which have submitted applications to the > > Ministry of Tribal Affairs > > for recognition as Scheduled Tribes. 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