Back to the Dark Ages

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• 6/25/2006 10:02 AM Mohan Nair wrote:
  I wonder why all this hue and cry on reservations. The Indian civilization had been living with this kind of reservations all along. It is the powerful dictating terms to the rest e.g.:
  1. The Bhramins practiced reservation and reserved the best of jobs to themselves. Even today they maintain the monopoly on priesthood and worship.
  2. The King practiced reservation on the throne to his children.
  3. The Muslim invaders practiced reservation and pushed the Hindus to the menial tasks.
  4. The British Empire practiced their flavor of reservation. Their dogs had better place than the Indians when they were occupying India.
  5. The film stars practice reservation and their sons and daughters get the best roles no matter they have the talent or not.
  6. The modern day politicians practice reservation and their progenies get all political positions irrespective of the fact they are ill educated, bad characters or deep into corruption and crime. They are able to do that because there is always a bunch of sycophants ever ready to plead for their services to come and save ‘Bharat Mata’ .
  7. The head load worker practice reservation and do not allow anyone else to touch the cargo.
  
  The only difference in the reservation which is now being agitated against is that the politicians try to bring in legislation as opposed to unwritten law in the matter the 6 other categories above.
  Do the politicians really want to up-bring the downtrodden and the socially back ward? I doubt they have the desire, except for keeping their vote bank intact. In my life time I did not see a single ordinary person getting the benefit of job reservation in my part of the village. All those again go to the wealthy and powerful of the so called backward, who are in reality the cause for the backwardness of the labeled backward. They survive because they again serve the vested interest of the wealthy and mighty power centers.
  
  Again why are the medicos’ against reservation in premier institutions only, why not in all fields? Is the situation in the ‘SWASHRAYA PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES ‘ where more than 50 percent seats are auctioned any better in creating the best skills? Is the condition of public hospitals any better when there was less reservation? Why is the risk of life of patients being treated in other hospitals not as important as those in these premier institutions?
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• 6/25/2006 10:06 AM Mohan Nair wrote:
  continued from previous post:
  
  So the question is that, can agitations like the one Medicos' are doing, will put an end to the attempt of the politicians to bring in legislations of this kind? We had Mandal and Kamandal a couple of years ago. Governments changed hands. Did the thinking of the politicians change? I do not think that it is going to happen. The only solution to this problem is another civil disobedience movement which stops supply of money to the politicians. What we need is new kind of leadership. Another Gandhiji has to take birth. Do we have one among the bloggers or the agitators who is willing to sacrifice everything and work for the bright future of Mother India and free her from the clutches of the self serving politicians and power centers? Until and unless that is going to happen, all these agitations will add miseries to the common man and serve no good.
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  1. 7/5/2006 11:46 PM Woke wrote:
     Thanks for your observations, Mohan. As you said Indian civilization has been living with this for centuries - does that mean it should continue even now? Anyways you seem to agree with the fundamental principle that reservations based on caste or religion is wrong. But I do not agree that these agitations dont serve their purpose. What purpose would being silent serve?
     Awareness of what is right is always the first step in implementing it. I can understand why you are disillusioned with the politicians and the system; neverthless I believe these voices that speak for the cause is always a small step to the seemingly impossible task ahead.
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• 4/20/2007 4:52 PM bhattathiri wrote:
  One of the greatest contributions of India to the world is Holy Gita which is considered to be one of the first revelations from God. The management lessons in this holy book were brought in to light of the world by divine Maharshi Mahesh Yogi , Sri Sri RaviShankar and Swami Bodhanandji, and the spiritual philosophy by the great Adi Sankaracharya the greatest philosopher of India and proud son of Kerala, and Sri. Srila Prabhupada Swami and humanism by Mata Amritanandamayi Devi and Satya Sai Baba. Maharishi calls the Bhagavad-Gita the essence of Vedic Literature and a complete guide to practical life. It provides "all that is needed to raise the consciousness of man to the highest possible level." Maharishi reveals the deep, universal truths of life that speak to the needs and aspirations of everyone. Swami Chinmayanandaji preached and educated the people and Swami Sandeep Chaitanyaji continuing the mission by keeping this lantern burning always knowing the wishes of the modern generations. Arjuna got mentally depressed when he saw his relatives with whom he has to fight.( Mental health has become a major international public health concern now). To motivate him the Bhagavad Gita is preached in the battle field Kurukshetra by Lord Krishna to Arjuna as a counseling to do his duty while multitudes of men stood by waiting. It has got all the management tactics to achieve the mental equilibrium and to overcome any crisis situation. The Bhagavad Gita can be experienced as a powerful catalyst for transformation. Bhagavad gita means song of the Spirit, song of the Lord. The Holy Gita has become a secret driving force behind the unfoldment of one's life. In the days of doubt this divine book will support all spiritual searches. This divine book will contribute to self reflection, finer feeling and deepen one's inner process. Then life in the world can become a real education—dynamic, full and joyful—no matter what the circumstance. May the wisdom of loving consciousness ever guide us on our journey? What makes the Holy Gita a practical psychology of transformation is that it offers us the tools to connect with our deepest intangible essence and we must learn to participate in the battle of life with right knowledge?. It shows us the path to handle the situation with equipoised mind irrespective of what comes our way and reminds us time and again, that what the right action is.
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