[Reader-list] Why Dalits should not write books

[S.Shashidhar]

Dear All,

The news that children of the under privilaged who have been given reservation or have benefitted from it once must sound as good news to them, this i am sure will prevent a new structure of caste where children of advocates will become advocates and so on..

I am presently working in areas where schools which go by the name Ashram Shala are run by the ministry of tribal development, one should just go to see these schools to understand why reservation is a big failure as a concept. The schools are supposedly concieved, manangement and fubded in toto by various organisations which strive for tribal development, as a result most of the mainstream education bodies are excluded from any development. The schools are exclusively for tribal children and going against human norms have the gall to refuse admission to any other, now how any person gets a certificate is common knowledge.

We are running balwadis in five such villages and most of the dropouts are those who could not a get a certificate, a certificate which needs to be endorsed by a panchayat president who most often is a tribal and a woman.

Reservation will never lead to inclusion.... there are hundereds of such examples

Shashi



----- Original Message ----
From: Shivam Vij <mail at shivamvij.com>
To: sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>; ZESTCaste <ZESTCaste at yahoogroups.com>; Dalit <Dalit at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:01:10 PM
Subject: [Reader-list] Why Dalits should not write books


...their children won't get reservations in government jobs:
http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/24/stories/2006102401041300.htm

"The other categories falling under the creamy layer include children
of professionals such as lawyers, chartered accountants, doctors,
financial and management consultants, engineers, film artists, authors
and playwrights."


S.
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