This is falling for the trap of the usual economic argument for reservations. Reservations are for representation, not for economic parity.
Even if avg Dalit income crosses the national average, if they hold only 5% of positions in parliament, judiciary, bureaucracy, higher education, THAT is the problem. The economical effect is a side effect.
About a month back, I had asked a lady to work as a cook at my place. She was upper caste and asked my caste before deciding to work here.
Irrespective of what my caste, I refused to disclose it. She chose not to work. And I live in a metro city.
So pardon me for cringing at your arguments of "caste doesn't exist in urban areas" or "it is about economic status and not social". You are too privileged to understand caste if you haven't been rejected by an upper caste didi.
Only way to end caste system and oppression is low caste Indians must get empowered through education and all low caste and upper caste must give up caste identity by Liberalising our culture were inter caste marriage becomes common
slazengere on April 4th, 2021 at 07:35 UTC »
This is falling for the trap of the usual economic argument for reservations. Reservations are for representation, not for economic parity.
Even if avg Dalit income crosses the national average, if they hold only 5% of positions in parliament, judiciary, bureaucracy, higher education, THAT is the problem. The economical effect is a side effect.
Edit: thanks for the award!
rahulBatmanDravid on April 4th, 2021 at 08:12 UTC »
About a month back, I had asked a lady to work as a cook at my place. She was upper caste and asked my caste before deciding to work here.
Irrespective of what my caste, I refused to disclose it. She chose not to work. And I live in a metro city.
So pardon me for cringing at your arguments of "caste doesn't exist in urban areas" or "it is about economic status and not social". You are too privileged to understand caste if you haven't been rejected by an upper caste didi.
srikrishna1997 on April 4th, 2021 at 10:38 UTC »
Only way to end caste system and oppression is low caste Indians must get empowered through education and all low caste and upper caste must give up caste identity by Liberalising our culture were inter caste marriage becomes common