06-28-2008, 12:43 AM
Reservations are unjust and beyond all reasonable limits in TN. However, that need not discourage Hindus who are discriminated against.
It is well known that almost all of the institutes in India are worthless, and that one really cant get educated here. The much hyped IITs/NITs/AIIMS also owe their success primarily to what a few of their students achieve abroad and not due to any special merit of the institutes themselves. Moreover, undergraduate studies matter less in this age of hyper specialization, where everyone has to keep constantly learning on the job. The above institutes were built in another era when the knowledge itself was valuable, and not easily accessible to all, whereas nowadays managing information, abstraction and problem solving are the all important skills. These skills are partly hereditary and partly learned, and a person having these qualities is bound to succeed sooner or later even if he is from a "lesser" college.
These degree granting institutions will continue to produce the same types of graduates as before. Though there may be a preliminary advantage in terms of opportunities, ultimately their abilities and effort will decide their fate.
A good grasp of the basics and the foundational knowledge of a subject is all that is required to be productive in this age. I do not see any positive or negative effects that reservations will bring about.
As far as one can see, Tamil Brahmanas have somewhat succeeded in spite of all odds.
It is well known that almost all of the institutes in India are worthless, and that one really cant get educated here. The much hyped IITs/NITs/AIIMS also owe their success primarily to what a few of their students achieve abroad and not due to any special merit of the institutes themselves. Moreover, undergraduate studies matter less in this age of hyper specialization, where everyone has to keep constantly learning on the job. The above institutes were built in another era when the knowledge itself was valuable, and not easily accessible to all, whereas nowadays managing information, abstraction and problem solving are the all important skills. These skills are partly hereditary and partly learned, and a person having these qualities is bound to succeed sooner or later even if he is from a "lesser" college.
These degree granting institutions will continue to produce the same types of graduates as before. Though there may be a preliminary advantage in terms of opportunities, ultimately their abilities and effort will decide their fate.
A good grasp of the basics and the foundational knowledge of a subject is all that is required to be productive in this age. I do not see any positive or negative effects that reservations will bring about.
As far as one can see, Tamil Brahmanas have somewhat succeeded in spite of all odds.