Caste based Reservation

Hi guys,

     I am back. This time not with my past boring experience but with the one which I feel needs to be changed in India – Reservation Quotas.

     Indian constitution is one of the oldest one which I think needs to be changed, not the complete one but some part of it. The most important one among it is Cased based reservation. I am not of the opinion that the reservation has to be completely demolished but needs to be overhauled.

    The reservation based on caste was introduced soon after independence. During those days, caste discrimination is more and only the people from high castes hold the office. So, it was necessary for reservation in education and government offices based on castes during those days so that the low profile people will have a chance to widen and explore. But things have been rapidly changed after that. We had dalit and the person from minority community as our presidents, even our honourable PM is from minority community. Today, options are wide open in this developing economy and now we have grown up as a twelfth largest economy and second fastest growing economy in the world. Still, we are following the same old principles and policies which were framed 60 years ago for their times.

    The government should up open up their minds and work on the welfare of the people not on welfare of their party or power. In this modern day anyone can become anyone. Nowadays, there are Entrepreneurs from lower social group and higher social group labours in India, then why the reservations based on caste? I am talking neither in favour of higher social group nor against lower social group people. In my view, both of them should be treated equally as an Indian citizen not as an individual based on their castes.

    I am not of the opinion to completely demolish the reservation system. The reservation in education or in government offices is must as poverty is still a major concern in this second fastest growing economy. In order to overcome this obstacle (Poverty), India needs to change its policies. The reservation system should be based on the Poverty level of an individual. With current reservation policy, a rich low caste person with mediocre in studies can get the admission in the top college in the country but not the poor high class brilliant person. The rich can get good education and secure job irrespective of his caste but the poor one suffers

   Here I would like to give you an example how the current reservation system ruins the brilliant guy who belongs to higher social group and is poor. Because of this kind of reservation system, there are many chances that the rich mediocre low caste guy can indirectly spoil the life of a brilliant underprivileged student. The student from the low social group is rich but average in his studies can afford to join any top college of his choice using his money but the underprivileged brahmin guy who is good in studies needs to work hard in order to get the admission in good college. This rich has taken the place of the poor guy in this case, thanks to reservation policy in india where a rich guy with 70% of marks can get into the college with low fee/scholarship where the poor guy with 95% can’t get. The rich guy like his school days is average or below average in studies and after attaining his degree from the top college will join good paid job or look after his dad’s business which he could have done without his degree or degree from low profile college and the poor guy after his studies get into some low profile job for his bread and butter and remains poor throughout his life. It reminds me of a movie dialogue “Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer”.

     In order to overcome this hindrance, the reservation system based on the poverty level should be implemented where the reservations should be given to the people from below poverty level. By this method, all poor people in India will have access to the education and employment irrespective of the caste. I hope the government one day will act on it and demolish the caste based reservation and reframe it on the basis of poverty for the welfare of the people. Soon after, India will become the biggest economy of the world. That day is not too far. Lets hope for the best.

My first Stitches

  I was proud to be a guy without any stitches on my body till 23rd May 2006. That was the day when the medical needle pierced my body for the first time. 

        I was outstanding in my college days except during the exams. Don't get me wrong here, in our college dictionary an outstanding guy is one who stands outside the class most of the time. Thanks to the lecturers, I couldn't be an outstanding guy without them. They won't allow entering the class mostly because of two reasons. a) Coming late to classes, b) Incomplete/Not completed assignments. We (I am not alone, I took some guys with me as well: D) took this to our advantage. I am very much regular in first point (Rarely I do complete the assignments but never early to classes). Even the day scholar guys come early than we hostellers. But during exam days, you'll see the other side of me who is studious with little entertainment in between for relaxation (I'll be invisible after that). It was during this time, I think of my ambition of getting a distinction which I didn't achieve.

     OK, enough of myself. Ley me move on to the terrific incident that rocked me. I was in my studious avatar as it was exam time. One of the toughest and the subject I hated most in that semester was Digital communication (Because everything in that book looks similar). That day I got up early to revise whatever I studied.  My mind was dumped with all kinds of digital electronics block diagrams and formulas.

. Soon after my breakfast, I got a call from my dad’s friend who was waiting for me at the college gate. I was recollecting all the stuffs dumped into my mind. I was unaware of the things going around me.

    The incident happens on my way back to hostel after meeting him. I am always fast in doing things walking, eating, bathing etc., that too on the E Day (Examination Day), I will be super fast. I was about to cross the shutter which was partially opened. I didn’t notice that the shutter was partially opened. I was looking at the play ground behind me while crossing the shutter which I usually do to check if anyone was playing. Suddenly there came a sound ‘DUMM’ (that was the sound of my forehead smashing the shutter) and there i was lying down unconscious for a few seconds.  Then, slowly I got up and picked my specs which had fallen when the collision happened( i wonder if it was any use wearing those specs. I missed the damn shutter anyway). While picking it up  from the floor, I found a drop of blood. It was then I realised that my head was bleeding. Till I saw the blood, I thought it was just a bad bump and it will be fine in an hour because that was not my first collision. I collided with many things with same force because I didn’t care about the world in front of me much as I always keep  thinking of something but unfortunately this time it was bleeding heavily from my forehead. I was scared on seeing blood on my hands and covered with hand kerchief. Even then it was bleeding, this time it was from my nose L .

    I thought that my dream of getting the distinction shattered and I won’t be able to write the exam. Luckily, one of the juniors had got the first aid kit (My hostel is not too developed to have a first aid kit). He treated me by cleaning the wound and then a bandage. I was screaming in pain. My friends advised me not to write the exam and to take rest, but with a  brave heart, I decided to go to the battle ground (read exam hall) with the wound to face the mightiest enemy of that semester.

    I got the question paper and went through it. I felt that I knew everything asked and I can easily defeat this enemy. I started writing the answers but nothing came to my mind except the incident that occurred. I wrote something on the answer sheet without knowing what I was writing but I knew nothing was related to the questions asked. I thought my mind had been formatted after the hit and so everything which was dumped a day before got deleted. Again, my ambition comes to my mind. I started praying which I do most during times of despair. Waited for 30 minutes idly, to recall the answers but all i could recall was that incident. I felt pain on my forehead and touched it. It was still bleeding.

    I think I am the only person to have  written an exam with a bleeding forehead. Now, I am proud of it J (What to do, one should be proud of him/her at least in one thing). Then I decided to write something on my paper quickly and to consult the doctor. Luckily, I remembered answers for three 16 marks which will be enough for getting through.

   After the exam, I decided to go to hospital but I had only 500 bucks. Even other guys didn’t have much money. So, I decided to borrow some money from my fellow hostellers and reached the hospital. Doctor asked me when the incident took place. I said “ Morning @ 8”. She was surprised at my answer. She might have thought what the hell this idiot was doing till now with this bleeding head. I replied ‘Due to exams, I couldn’t come at once’ before she could ask me the reason for coming late.  She advised me that one should not postpone the medical help in case of injury. I felt even the pain of my cut is better than her advise and shouldn’t have come here for treatment.

   She removed the bandage and cleaned with tincture. It pained me a lot than before but this time I didn’t scream because I was in a hospital and lady doctor was treating me. I made only ‘hsssss’ sound. Then she said that it needs to be stitched else it would continue to bleed. I didn’t have an  option like in exam to answer any of the questions given, so I said ‘OK’ with broken heart. I can’t be proud of it anymoreL. She injected anaesthesia above my left eye and 4 stitches were done. I didn’t feel any pain. She then started discussing with her senior doctor by showing my other cut on nose. I thought ‘Oh god!, it seems to be a serious problem. Are they discussing about an operation?’. She then said that she has to stitch the cut without anaesthesia. Then I thought ‘for this, you discussed this long with your senior doctor ?. I dint feel any pain for the 4 stitches you did on my forehead. Am I going to worry about only 2 stitches on my nose?” and said ‘Its OK. You carry on”.

    She took the needle and started stitching it. Oh God! I didn’t even imagine that it would pain a lot. I started screaming in front of the lady doctor L. It was like hanging me from the ceiling by tying rope on my nose. I felt like running out of that place. It didn’t pain this much when I collided with the shutter. It was the pain of my life. Even today i can feel the pain when i think about it.

    With stitches and bandages on my head and nose, I was looking like a piece from the museum and was worried if everyone would ask what had happened. But the next day, nothing happened. everyone was busy with their work and only my friends cared about it. Then I realised “No one has time to watch or think about others, everyone will be busy with their work except your friends who knows well about you. So, don’t think what others think of you, if you feel anything to be done, do it without hurting others feelings or sentiments”.

     Even after this incident, I didn’t sit in a place. Next day soon after the exam was over, I went for a movie First Day, First Show J. Thats my spirit J your friends who knows well about you. So, don’t think what others think of you, if you feel anything to be done, do it without hurting others feelings or sentiments”.

     Even after this incident, I didn’t sit in a place. Next day soon after the exam was over, I went for a movie First Day, First Show J. Thats my spirit J

Pathetic state of Indian National Sport

  Once the great sport of India, Hockey now nowhere in the Indian sports map which is completely dominated by Cricket. Even though I am a cricket fan, it hurts me a lot on looking into current situation of our national sport and state of our hockey players.
  The game enters India from England in Calcutta in 1886. In 42 years, Indian Team won the Olympics Gold in hockey and soon dominated the sport by not losing a single match in next 6 Olympics winning 6 gold in a row. The greatest hockey player India ever produced, Dhyan Singh helped India to win 3 gold in the Olympics.Balbir Singh helped India to win the next 3 Olympics Gold in Field Hockey. It is the only hockey team in the world so far to win 8 Olympic Gold, last coming in 1980. India also won 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in Olympics. Apart from Olympics, Indian team won 2 Gold, 9 Silver and 1bronze medal in Asian games and won the world cup in1975 in Malaysia.
   Indian hockey started losing its interest after the Kapil Devils won the first cricket world Cup for India. Even though it is the only cricket world cup for India till now, it starts digging the interest for hockey among the Indians and soon the national sport lost its place in Cricket completely in 1990s. Players like Dhanraj Pillai, Dilip Tirkey, Baljit Singh Saini tried their best to bring back the lost pride but ends in vain as Cricket become most popular game in India and all the sponsors goes behind cricket team and cricket players.
  IHF tried to revive the interest which was lost to cricket by starting Premier Hockey League, a club based Hockey League. This model is later borrowed by cricket for IPL. 28 years after the last Olympic gold medal, the Indian team lost all its pride and status in the International Hockey as a competitive team by not qualifying for the Olympic and soon the Indian Hockey Federation was demolished and it merged with Indian Olympic association. Hockey India was later formed in 2008.
  The worst part of Indian Hockey is now. Hockey India is out of money to pay for its players to play for their country. Players were demanding the fee of Rs.4.5 lakhs each to play for their country but Hockey India is willing to pay only Rs.25,000 each. Even the local cricket club player earns more than an Indian Hockey Player. This is the Pathetic state of our national sport and its players. BCCI which is one of the richest sports board in the world should come forward to revive the national sport. Only BCCI and Corporates of India can help the Indian hockey team to regain the last moment.