why there is fight between cast, religion, etc
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people really need to grow tf up. We need to educate ourselves and the others on how to respect other people and their choices and decisions. Sadly, we live in such a judgemental society :( hope this generation can bring a good change!!
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So why the resentment from the higher castes? Surely the reservation system merely serves as a means of rectifying a major inequality in Indian society? Well, the answer is complex. Higher caste children are finding it very difficult to get jobs that they previously would have gotten easily. SCs, Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backwards Classes (OBCs) applying for government positions don’t need to achieve as high grades as those from higher castes, therefore fostering feelings of frustration and resentment. Sociologistshave suggested that Patels are feeling the pinch of ‘neo-middle class syndrome’- while they aspire to achieve a better life, education remains expensive, as do the other trappings of middle class life such as a car and a house. Meanwhile, well-paid jobs remain scarce despite claims of an ‘economic miracle’ in the state.
However, the reservation system cannot be dismissed as token gesture—it is clearly responding to a very real inequality. The people who benefit from the reservation system—including women, Muslims and the disabled—compromise more than two-thirds of the population of India. Patels, meanwhile, compromise only one-seventh of the population of Gujarat and are significantly overrepresented in the state’s economic and social elite, but still feel that they are being unfairly treated.
It is also very difficult to tell the difference between people opposing reservations based on actual grievances and those simply upholding the same prejudices that have contributed to inequality in the first place. People who say that positions should 'only be given on merit' are possibly ignoring the fact that inherited privilege in some groups (compared to centuries of disadvantage in other groups) has created a very uneven playing field. It's much easier to achieve 'merit' in India if you come from a background of wealth and opportunity. Add to this the fact that marrying outside of your caste is highly frowned upon, meaning wealth stays within a small number of families, and it is hardly a surprise that progress has been slow.