Why cast is so important in India?
Since i was child and started to know something about the society,the cast is always intrigued me for its importance in social struture.
And as i grow older more and more new questions are added to my mind rather than getting answer to any of the old ones.
When in school it was taught that all humans are same, i used to think that was truth.
When i started to get the sense about the asians,americans ,africans and nazis,i knew that world is not simple and all textbook saying is not right always.....
But still when u getting more more aware of the surrounding in india in growing up stage u come to know that there is something which is very important in india which can decide lot of things in your life,that is which cast you belong.
Come last ten to fifteen years i think the cast has become most important thing in society today be in education,career,politics,sports....even in research!
This is something which fail to understand in so called progressive nation with the great history of mutual respect and equality.
I dont know why these mandel,shahbaano allowed to happen in this country by the people.
I still dont know why you need ur cast in exam form?
I still dont know why someone who is not able to pass in two attempt get preference over candidate who scored first class just because he is from so called higher cast?
I still dont know how can we have reservation in research area?
Most intresting thing is how can we allow politicans to ask for vote based on religion?that i think does not happen even in fanatic places like pakistan.......!
I think the time has come for india and indian people to understand and apply the princpals of eqality based on humanity and not on religion..and cast.....
I hope that day will come in our lifetime....!!
And as i grow older more and more new questions are added to my mind rather than getting answer to any of the old ones.
When in school it was taught that all humans are same, i used to think that was truth.
When i started to get the sense about the asians,americans ,africans and nazis,i knew that world is not simple and all textbook saying is not right always.....
But still when u getting more more aware of the surrounding in india in growing up stage u come to know that there is something which is very important in india which can decide lot of things in your life,that is which cast you belong.
Come last ten to fifteen years i think the cast has become most important thing in society today be in education,career,politics,sports....even in research!
This is something which fail to understand in so called progressive nation with the great history of mutual respect and equality.
I dont know why these mandel,shahbaano allowed to happen in this country by the people.
I still dont know why you need ur cast in exam form?
I still dont know why someone who is not able to pass in two attempt get preference over candidate who scored first class just because he is from so called higher cast?
I still dont know how can we have reservation in research area?
Most intresting thing is how can we allow politicans to ask for vote based on religion?that i think does not happen even in fanatic places like pakistan.......!
I think the time has come for india and indian people to understand and apply the princpals of eqality based on humanity and not on religion..and cast.....
I hope that day will come in our lifetime....!!
posted by drsankalp at 11:18 PM
3 Comments:
LOL...I thought you are talking about cast as in plaster for a broken bone.. Gosh do I stereotype Doctors or what?
That's a very interesting post. I am surprised to learn that in India, you have to write your cast on your exam papers? How strange.
But I come from Britain, and we too have our antiquated "class" system, for example the two universities of Oxford and Cambridge are held in higher esteem than all the other ones, and most of the people in the government went to Oxford University. It is just looked upon as "the right University to go to" if you want to become important or powerful.
It seems like us human beings always need to divide ourselves into these "castes" or "classes".
Hi Tom...
its more of the colonial hangover i guess ....!
All know that there can not be equality in true sense everywhere but at least there should be conscious attempt by all civilisation to do that.
I hope it inmpoves in coming years.
Thank you for your inputs.
Sankalp
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