A good example of why affirmative action is bad

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/world ... otest.html

The caste system is rightly banned in India, however as a culture it is deeply engraved, in certain areas.

Instead of talking the culture head

Although being in a high caste can offer certain advantages. It is not necessarily true that nowadays that say all brahmin will have the same chance or opportunities.

When I went to India, I found this to be the cases. Some do well other don't regardless of caste. Caste is still bad obviously.

Merit should be the only qualifying factor. It is a good idea to test blind, becuase often names give clues to caste.

I know through clients just how competitive is to get access to these civil servant jobs.

As a system of control the caste system did its job tho, no? Not surprised it's still embedded within the fabric of Indian society, despite being banned.
Sati is also still in practice, i believe, in the rural heartlands. Always the last place to see change/progress.

With regard to the govt jobs mentioned in the article and the stiff competition etc isn't it also the case that bribery used to take place in order to secure posts? Or is it university places I'm thinking of?
Still, I'd agree. Numbers, not names, on test papers. This way the selection process would see parity. Unless of course they pay someone else to sit those tests for them : )

Modi has his job cut out for him. If the thinking in India could be changed, from all the backwardness presently polluting it, it's going to be a powerhouse.
It's going to be that anyway but it would push forward faster imo.

Btw, I'm brahmin
The way you write, you're Asian too I think? Which part?

I will post an earlier report. This protest has being going for some time.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2 ... a-s-castes
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/jat ... 3dq3H.html

Btw the protest has been partially successful, however I disagree with giving them special status. The problem is the official status system.

I'm social libertarian.

I don't even like legal marriage, incorporation or anything that attempt to make a special or protected status out of citizens.

What they should be doing is promoting and rewarding merit, talking discrimination and increasing the standard of education.