09-07-2006, 12:46 AM
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By Sanjeev Nayyar
August 31, 2006Â
The proponents of 27% reservations for OBC argue that it would help them overcome centuries of discrimination. I wondered! If indeed, such was the animosity between the forwards and backwards how did the Indian Civilization survive for over 5,000 years. A Google search led me to âThe Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the 18th centuryâ written by noted Gandhian Dharampal.
The book gives, at the beginning of British rule number of schools and caste composition of students. The author referred to British & Indian archives and reproduced reports of surveys undertaken by the British (between 1800-1830) in Madras Presidency amongst others. Relevant findings are:
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Centuries of Discrimination Reality or Myth
By Sanjeev Nayyar
August 31, 2006Â
The proponents of 27% reservations for OBC argue that it would help them overcome centuries of discrimination. I wondered! If indeed, such was the animosity between the forwards and backwards how did the Indian Civilization survive for over 5,000 years. A Google search led me to âThe Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the 18th centuryâ written by noted Gandhian Dharampal.
The book gives, at the beginning of British rule number of schools and caste composition of students. The author referred to British & Indian archives and reproduced reports of surveys undertaken by the British (between 1800-1830) in Madras Presidency amongst others. Relevant findings are:
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