The title of this post is from the interview given by new Dalit Scholar Suraj Yengde, i really like what he has expressed ton reservation to resources poor people that is how I would call it the so called SC, ST and OBCs. Particularly, the below two para is really worth to ponder:
"I'm all for abolishing reservations, BUT only after we redistribute sources equally and we ensure equal education for atleast four generations so that they can be on par with the privileged. We also don't want to fight over limited seats. However, the empirical data suggests that very few people who even occupy these seats and often the government is unable to fill up these seats. And I don't really believe it when people say they care for poor Dalits. How many Dalits get any benefits at all? "
"See, people read about Nazis, the Auschwitz campus, Mussolini, Hitler, we invest time and study what happened there. If you're so genuinely interested, why are they not interested in studying what is happening here? The dominant castes need to realise that this is a common project for all and it should be centered in liberating themselves first. They are so interested in liberating us like it is a charitable deed but we busy liberating ourselves. This is where education comes in, the dominant castes should feel ashamed to be sitting on the resources they have and feel bad about not distributing it democratically. They should know they are part of the oppressive clan. They cannot expect a response that is emasculating and comforting. When we have to keep repeating our problems that's when it shows that even liberal people or people with good-intentions are casteists."
"I'm all for abolishing reservations, BUT only after we redistribute sources equally and we ensure equal education for atleast four generations so that they can be on par with the privileged. We also don't want to fight over limited seats. However, the empirical data suggests that very few people who even occupy these seats and often the government is unable to fill up these seats. And I don't really believe it when people say they care for poor Dalits. How many Dalits get any benefits at all? "
"See, people read about Nazis, the Auschwitz campus, Mussolini, Hitler, we invest time and study what happened there. If you're so genuinely interested, why are they not interested in studying what is happening here? The dominant castes need to realise that this is a common project for all and it should be centered in liberating themselves first. They are so interested in liberating us like it is a charitable deed but we busy liberating ourselves. This is where education comes in, the dominant castes should feel ashamed to be sitting on the resources they have and feel bad about not distributing it democratically. They should know they are part of the oppressive clan. They cannot expect a response that is emasculating and comforting. When we have to keep repeating our problems that's when it shows that even liberal people or people with good-intentions are casteists."
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