Letter against discrimination of cast and creed in the socity
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I initially supported the reservation system for SC/STs but now am vehemently against this system.
What did I see?
- When I first entered college, I was of the opinion that the students coming in through reservations would be very poor because I came to know that they got full tuition waivers. And truth be told, I was devastated to find that it was not true. Well, I got hung up in a hostel wing where there were 8 SC/ST students. And 6 of them were filthy rich and went to top class high schools. Why, my room mate was an SC himself whose father was in the real estate business with a huge turnover every year. A small glimpse into his world would be an iMac, a Samsung Galaxy phone, iPod, etc. And he gets off without paying even the tuition fees. If there was ever an injustice, I would say this would take the cherry.
- I thought that given the opportunity these guys would study hard and try to do justice to the reservation system. But I was hugely mistaken. They never did seem to study. There was this one sentence that I heard my room mate utter which changed my opinion on reservations for good. It was a day before the semester exams and I saw him sitting around gaming on his iMac. I asked him the reason for not studying for the exams. He said this - "I need not study as hard as you do. Cos I can easily get a job through reservation. I came to college to while away my time and not to study. Put peace, get a government job and settle in life." And all this he said with a broad smile on his face. And that was the moment I started hating reservations.
- Two of those guys' parents (the ones who came in through reservation) were IAS officers. And I know for sure that their family earns thrice what my family earns. They had led a luxurious life style, enjoyed their final years of school and had entered a prestigious institution for undergrad with relatively no preps. I, on the other hand had suffered so much, with my parents struggling to send me to a decent school. My school teachers called my parents and asked them to send me to JEE coaching classes, since they believed I could clear it if I had the right guidance. But then, my parents couldn't afford to send me to coaching since sending me to school itself was a burden. Thus I started own prepping, borrowing books from friends and studying as much as I could. And after all the efforts I put in to get a seat, I really detest the way some people who NEVER deserved to study here come through.
I feel reservations should be based on an individual's economic status and not be based on his caste. Its time the government understood that not all SC/STs are poor and not all who come in through the General category are rich.
Edit : And all the above explanation was for the fact that my room mate whose rank was thrice lower than mine, got a branch which I couldn't get with my rank. And in that sense, YES I felt cheated and discriminated.
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answer : I initially supported the reservation system for SC/STs but now am vehemently against this system.
What did I see?
- When I first entered college, I was of the opinion that the students coming in through reservations would be very poor because I came to know that they got full tuition waivers. And truth be told, I was devastated to find that it was not true. Well, I got hung up in a hostel wing where there were 8 SC/ST students. And 6 of them were filthy rich and went to top class high schools. Why, my room mate was an SC himself whose father was in the real estate business with a huge turnover every year. A small glimpse into his world would be an iMac, a Samsung Galaxy phone, iPod, etc. And he gets off without paying even the tuition fees. If there was ever an injustice, I would say this would take the cherry.
- I thought that given the opportunity these guys would study hard and try to do justice to the reservation system. But I was hugely mistaken. They never did seem to study. There was this one sentence that I heard my room mate utter which changed my opinion on reservations for good. It was a day before the semester exams and I saw him sitting around gaming on his iMac. I asked him the reason for not studying for the exams. He said this - "I need not study as hard as you do. Cos I can easily get a job through reservation. I came to college to while away my time and not to study. Put peace, get a government job and settle in life." And all this he said with a broad smile on his face. And that was the moment I started hating reservations.
- Two of those guys' parents (the ones who came in through reservation) were IAS officers. And I know for sure that their family earns thrice what my family earns. They had led a luxurious life style, enjoyed their final years of school and had entered a prestigious institution for undergrad with relatively no preps. I, on the other hand had suffered so much, with my parents struggling to send me to a decent school. My school teachers called my parents and asked them to send me to JEE coaching classes, since they believed I could clear it if I had the right guidance. But then, my parents couldn't afford to send me to coaching since sending me to school itself was a burden. Thus I started own prepping, borrowing books from friends and studying as much as I could. And after all the efforts I put in to get a seat, I really detest the way some people who NEVER deserved to study here come through.
I feel reservations should be based on an individual's economic status and not be based on his caste. Its time the government understood that not all SC/STs are poor and not all who come in through the General category are rich.
Edit : And all the above explanation was for the fact that my room mate whose rank was thrice lower than mine, got a branch which I couldn't get with my rank. And in that sense, YES I felt cheated and discriminated.
hope it helps u