[Reader-list] Filth of tradition continues...

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yo! see a shrink asap, before they commit you or you pull a columbine.

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Ranjith Thankappan wrote:

 > I wonder how powerful  the treatise of casteism is!!  the fear of 
the Dalit still remains in the minds of these dikus even if they 
become IIT professors. Merit is a brahmanic myth in the Indian 
context; it s constructed out of the fear of the downtrodden. Just 
check out history to find out why the British introduced third class. 
It s the sons and daughtors of the generation of these "upper" caste 
morons who could not pass exams to become clerks, now talk tall about 
merit. what a pity!!  if the so called +3500 years old literate 
tradition could not make these "upper" castes get a passmark, how 
could they unashamedly talk about merit in the same vein? that is the 
magic of casteism/brahminsm and its trivial tricks. Let us all unit 
to emancipate these brahmin-banias from the clutches of brahminsm and 
its false consiousness
 >

----- Original Message ----
From: Baruk S. Jacob <mailto:b_a_r_u_k at yahoo.com><b_a_r_u_k at yahoo.com>

Hi Ranjith,

Read the article with interest-I am in the strange position of having 
seen both sides of the reservation debate, and am yet to really make 
up my mind. A snippet caught my eye, though,

"IIT-Delhi professor Pankaj Jalote said reservation for students had 
to be viewed differently from faculty reservation. In case of 
students, he said, there is no compromise on the quality of 
education. "But if selection of faculty is done on anything else but 
merit, it will affect education,"

Do you disagree with this?

Regards,

~Baruk

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--- On Fri, 7/18/08, Ranjith Thankappan 
<mailto:ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in><ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in> wrote:



> > From: Ranjith Thankappan 
> <mailto:ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in><ranjit_hcu at yahoo.co.in>
>
> > hi
> > Few days back Manuwadi director (former) of IIT Madras made
> > a comment "'HRD minister has injected AIDS into
> > IITs" (Please visit this link for news
> > 
> <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/HRD_minister_has_injected_AIDS_into_IITs/articleshow/3176486.cms>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/HRD_minister_has_injected_AIDS_into_IITs/articleshow/3176486.cms)
> >
> >
> > these are the kind of "meritorious" Directors
> > available to IITs. No wonder IITs produce IT koolies for
> > the developed world and degraded to the extent of
> > brahmanism. what a shame!!
> > regards
> >
> >
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> > _________________________________________