*@dr. rangarajan*: very well said, Sir.

*@sidharth*: dude, that was a LOOOOOOOONG post. And slightly annoying, because I have several copies of the same comment at different places on my blog, _and_ on blogs elsewhere. I understand your urge to spread your opinions, but please, lets not turn this into a spam.

You keep talking as “we” in your comment — who is “we”? Your appeal is very well written, but I find the underlying current of “I’m from the upper caste and this is a batter against the lower castes” slightly disturbing, despite the disclaimers you make in the beginning of the comment. I’m not a big fan of violence or force, so your disposition towards the Naxalite movement etc. is even more concerning. In general I don’t find myself agreeing with your proposed plan of action (vis-a-vis an exclusively pro “upper caste” outfit — I don’t see how its any different from any other fundamentalist group). So good luck to you and your plan. The demand to create a separate country is stupid at best. Please stop spreading this crap around.

*@sanjay*: Feel free to help out Mr. Siddharth in his endeavor. IMNSHO think its a dangerous, futile and destructive route and you would be better off channelising your energies elsewhere.

*@dileep*: Precisely my thoughts. This whole reservation infrastructure is just perpetuating the very evil that has been legally abolished by our constitution.

*@mona*: I fear that the courts intervention was just another govt. tactic to slow down the anti-reservation movement. By invoking phrases such as “contempt of court” and “trust in the premiere legal institution of the country”, the striking students were forced to become defensive. Lets hope the SC pulls through and restores our faith in the judiciary.

*@kb*: dood, I tried to find the logo, but can’t figure out which post its buried in.

*@ruchi*: sadly banning the quota system entirely is not possible. In a democracy the size of India, such drastic change faces a lot of resistance, specially when there are so many vested interests in this issue. Please do join the Youth4Equality website, they need all the support!

*@vikas*: I hear you buddy, lets hope the government does too.

*@raj*: Well said Raj. Its good to see so much confidence in someone when most people (myself included) have a defeatist/pessimistic outlook on the situation.

‘what a piece of work is man! how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculties! in form and moving how
express and admirable! in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world!
the paragon of animals!’ (Hamlet, Act II Scene II).

If ‘human resources’ are simply ‘people’ endowed and equipped with a wide range of abilities and attributes which may remain dormant or latent, Nation building calls for making use of all resources to maximum advantage. It is futile to argue that that only one section of people have all the talents and the rest are skeletons clothed with skins. While the former seize of all opportunities, the latter are unaware of opportunities that are laid on their way. More than nature, it is nurture that accounts for people’s advancement in society. While non-OBCs have a responsibility to see that the OBCs are enabled to make strides in life,the OBCs should realise that the non-OBCs are not children of step-mothers.In the final analysis, the strings of the lute may remain at a distance to each other, but they will quiver with the same melodius music when played on. Eventhough, the pillars of the temple may stand apart,they are intended to keep the edifice in tact. What we should become aware of is that a policy of ‘divide and rule’ is making a dress-rehearsal. Let us unitely draw the curtain down before the final play plays havoc.