To get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.
-- former US Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun [quote found here].
An interesting article about "backward caste" and discrimination:http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1718135,00120001.htm
Abi, i was a little late to the debate on the reservation issue on the blogosphere and it seems the issue has died down.However, here is some interesting stuff:http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rurl=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Jun112006/update654322006611.asp?headline=Shourie~questions~very~notion~of~quotas~in~new~book
Anon 1, Anon 2: Thanks for those links!
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An interesting article about "backward caste" and discrimination:
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Abi, i was a little late to the debate on the reservation issue on the blogosphere and it seems the issue has died down.
ReplyDeleteHowever, here is some interesting stuff:
http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rurl=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/Jun112006/update654322006611.asp?headline=Shourie~questions~very~notion~of~quotas~in~new~book
Anon 1, Anon 2: Thanks for those links!
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