[Reader-list] 'Striking AIIMS docs live in a glass house'

[Anuj Bhuwania]

Hi all,
Just wanted to draw attention to two recent articles which I think sum up
the "Mandal II" debate quite well.

The first one shows an amazing and rare quality to be constructive in the
face of radical disagreement about policy-making processes, with some very
sensible suggestions that go to the heart of the matter.

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20060531&fname=yogendrayadav&sid=1

The second one points fingers at the sudden, belated and utterly cynical
interest in universalizing primary education that our media savvy upper
caste elites have recently feigned while simultaneously repressing and
reinforcing the class-caste segregated character that the sins of omission
and commission of the Indian education policy have in common.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006053006711100.htm&date=2006/05/30/&prd=th&


Lastly, wanted to raise a question about the supreme court's gag order on
protests and strikes against the reservation policy as it is apparently
"sub-judice." While I do think the prolonged doctors' strike is profoundly
immoral, the supreme court has again showed its own anti-political nature by
such a moronic order. How can any authority ban public debate on affirmative
action in india. Dont know which reality they live in. Perhaps the court
just perfectly complements our great technocratic prime minister who's never
won an election in his life-- we have gone a long way have enlightened
despotism in India. Finally, a quibble--no law or order has yet been passed
to bring the reservation policy into force, so how can a PIL impugn it and
challenge it in court. Beats me. But such technicalities perhaps our great
micro-managing court stopped bothering about years back in "public
interest". The more well-informed folk please let us know.
Best,
anuj



On 6/1/06, shashidhar sabnavis <iwasthere2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Shivam,
>
> I do not know where you get your facts from, he thinks
> that an institute like AIIMS has management seats, he
> must be the biggest fool on this planet, Has Mr.
> shivam been to any of the medical colleges, the
> students there study like dogs.. Without food without
> sleep and at the end of the day they have nothing but
> 2 or three seats in higher education, there have been
> no efforts from the government to raise any of these
> seats. The government spends about less than 5% on
> health and education combines, and as far the general
> population is concerned these are the only development
> activities ever, now if you scrutinize the education
> budget, more than 80% is spent on the hallowed and
> inaccessible higher education.
>
> One more point of consideration, Who pays for all
> this, the 2% educational cess you and I from the
> shameful middle class, Let me ask the very loud and
> brash Mr. Shivam how many Rural Empowered SC. ST. BC,
> OBC junta even bother filing their tax returns. They
> do not pay the money, they do not study, they want
> seats what else..
>
> And the entire middle class who come to voice their
> opinions are shameful, in his opinion we must all give
> up on issues and sit at home and let people elected by
> a 40% representative population make rules for us.
>
> Does Mr. Shivam what stink exists in rural India and
> what kind of people are allowed to pass exams, nobody
> dares takes these people in their organization because
> their standards so abysmally low, instead of ensuring
> that children go to schools and enjoy their education,
> develop aspirations and works towards them, we want to
> push them into schools of excellence established to
> serve the country..
>
> Shame on him for calling the youth of this Great
> nation a Shame
>
> Jai Hind,
>
> Shashi
>
>
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