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Never before in the history of the universe ( ya...the universe) has any country, caste, race or creed fought so hard to be called " Backward ". As if the tag of being a " Developing " country wasn’t enough for India now ppl are fighting to be called backward.( FYI......" developing " a term used by the so called "developed" to show others as to how underdeveloped they are) If Mr. Mohandas K.G were to be alive today, he would have killed himself over the fact that the country, he once fought to be freed from the fetters of the colonial regime, is tying itself down again. This time though it is the other end of the caste hierarchy that is the driving force. Gone are the days ppl were proud be associated with the "upper caste", now ppl just want be as backward as possible, not just in caste but more often than not in their attitude.

What triggered this sudden trend of backwardness among ppl? The answer to this question is a simple one word - Reservation. Quite an irony one must say. A concept that was introduced to help the crippling economy has now itself become the motivation behind the crippling of the economy.

In a country of over 100 million ppl is it possible to truly differentiate between those who need reservation and those who want it. My honest opinion is that it’s not possible. The paraphernalia of the reservation debacle, if it really pulls through is going to be that it would reduce the overall international standing of various institutes of higher education in India. It is understandable that a premier institute in any country must support diversity but it should not be at the cost of its reputation. The discretion should be left with the various institutes as to how they should inculcate this scheme, instead of Govt interfering with their admission procedure.

The first and foremost Aim of any of the countries leading higher education institute is the overall improvement in the quality of education provided by it as well as the general upliftment of the educational awareness of the country as a whole. In this regards they have taken many steps in the past and one can be sure there would be many more such amendments in the future as well.

The Govt should stop playing such political gimmick and stop meddling with the educational system of the country and leave that to more qualified personals who have dedicated their life to education.