Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Reservation politics flourishes in Nepal
Not many days have passed since the violent anti-reservation protests in India shook the whole nation. Student bodies from All India Institute of Medical Studies (AIIMS), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other central institutions of higher education all joined their hands to annul the Quota system in specialization and professional degree levels.
Nepal is said to be moving to a new era - a one that has freedom, peace and prosperity. At such critical stage, the leaders of our country have made a blunder. They just fertilized a baleful issue of reservation, which will have some sinister impacts on all the aspects of Nepal. It is not something that the political leaders have not seen coming. I do not underestimate their farsightedness but I can also estimate their greed. During the recent Jana Aandolan (People's revolution), we all witnessed the political involvement of minorities and female citizens and so did the parties. So they can not dare to jeopardize the prospective vote bank of future elections. And guess what? One of the early motions the current House of representative passed was to provide a 33% reservation for women in state mechanism. And the dalits (people from Other Backward Classes) are already getting 25% reservation.
Dalit (Backward Caste) women from far-western region of Nepal
If unqualified people are selected over qualified ones, for posts that can have serious impact on the development of Nepal, in the name of class and gender reservation, any and every Nepali citizen can suffer its consequences. Just imagine... what can happen if an incapable person becomes your doctor; designs your house; formulates your country's economic policies. I know your answer that is why I do not think that this is an option.
Yesterday I watched an interview of a female Maoist soldier on Nepal Television. As many other politically active women, she was saying that Women can equal men in every aspect so the reservation percentage should be elevated to 50%. I have nothing against them but I really feel sorry for them. In fact, they are just reverberating the voice of their leaders without having any knowledge of their selfish intentions. The dalit leaders are the ones who are actually utilizing most of the opportunities and also benefit by lobbying with political parties. I know few dalits who are easily getting scholarships although they are financially strong enough to pay for their studies. So how can this help the back ward class people of far western region who have never visited Kathmandu.
Comments:
We work like a horse.
We eat like a pig.
We like to play chicken.
You can get someone's goat.
We can be as slippery as a snake.
We get dog tired.
We can be as quiet as a mouse.
We can be as quick as a cat.
Some of us are as strong as an ox.
People try to buffalo others.
Some are as ugly as a toad.
We can be as gentle as a lamb.
Sometimes we are as happy as a lark.
Some of us drink like a fish.
We can be as proud as a peacock.
A few of us are as hairy as a gorilla.
You can get a frog in your throat.
We can be a lone wolf.
But I'm having a whale of a time!
You have a riveting web log
and undoubtedly must have
atypical & quiescent potential
for your intended readership.
May I suggest that you do
everything in your power to
honor your encyclopedic/omniscient
Designer/Architect as well
as your revering audience.
As soon as we acknowledge
this Supreme Designer/Architect,
Who has erected the beauteous
fabric of the universe, our minds
must necessarily be ravished with
wonder at this infinate goodness,
wisdom and power.
Please remember to never
restrict anyone's opportunities
for ascertaining uninterrupted
existence for their quintessence.
There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity
under heaven. A time to be
born and a time to die. A
time to plant and a time to
harvest. A time to kill and
a time to heal. A time to
tear down and a time to
rebuild. A time to cry and
a time to laugh. A time to
grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones
and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a
time to turn away. A time to
search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to
throw away. A time to tear
and a time to mend. A time
to be quiet and a time to
speak up. A time to love
and a time to hate. A time
for war and a time for peace.
Best wishes for continued ascendancy,
Dr. Whoami
P.S. One thing of which I am sure is
that the common culture of my youth
is gone for good. It was hollowed out
by the rise of ethnic "identity politics,"
then splintered beyond hope of repair
by the emergence of the web-based
technologies that so maximized and
facilitated cultural choice as to make
the broad-based offerings of the old
mass media look bland and unchallenging
by comparison."
As you I think it's important have a doctor knowing exactly what he is doing...
I am a product of the top-ten educational Institutes in India, including the Delhi School of Economics, Faculty of Management Studies, Campus Law Centre, Hindu College (Delhi University), Department of Management (Pune University), NIIT, Aptech etc.
I was also one of the two toppers in the prestigious Senior Research Fellowship exams [called 'NET (Merit)']--the amount of scholarship is more than Rs.3,000.00 (INR/IC) per mensem.
I have in-depth knowledge of Management (Human Resources and Materials Management), Economics, Laws & IT.
In addition, I am a State-level sportsman.
I have been Head of Department of M.B.A. in an Engineering College, and Examiner for the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
A large number of bureaucrats and politicians of Nepal were my contemporaries in Delhi and Pune Universities.
On my visit to Kathmandu I was struck by the vast but unharnessed human resources who can, under the innovative & honest guidance, contribute immensely to the economic development of Nepal--with or without Governmental financial assistance.
Any takers for this constructive and sincere challenge, please?
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