as i see it

>Mail originally from Akshay Baheti, Final Year Medical Student at GS
>Medical College & KEM Hospital.

>He was a part of the protest on May 13, 2006 that saw police
>brutality at its worst. Read on and let all your friends know the
>truth.
>
>We Indians are basically a very decent, sober and non-violent lot.
>We don't expect too much, we don't demand too much, and we are quite
>adjusting in nature. We will bear the local train crowd, we will
>bear the dirty toilets and pot-holed roads, we will bear corrupt
>officials and incompetent governance, we are actually a dream public
>for any politician.
>
>Whenever any injustice is done, we all feel very strongly against
>it. We will sit in our drawing rooms and discuss it threadbare with
>anyone and everyone. Nowadays, with the advent of sms es, its become
>even more convenient for us. We can message our protest and silence
>all scruples, feel that we have done our bit. But if someone is
>protesting against it in front of us, we wont join in; we are after
>all a non-violent and decent lot. Some of us become cynical over the
>years, blame everything on the system and just live insulated lives;
>or just go abroad.
>
>The injustice now becomes a law; it now slowly becomes a part of our
>lives. We get adjusted to it and learn to live with it. But the
>power-hungry politicians can never stop. So they decide to test our
>decency again. So they increase the injustice for their selfish
>political gains. Most of us go through the same routine again, more
>drawing-room discussions, more sms es and emails, more frustration,
>more blaming the system; and then will again get used to it. And the
>same cycle will repeat again and again. Till of course all limits
>are crossed, our limit of tolerance and decency is reached. When we
>realize that just how terrorists cannot be dealt with humane
>behaviour and tolerance, so also the politicians. That its time to
>shed off the garb of decency and non-violence (used to hide our
>basic laziness, indifference and cowardice) and take some action.
>
>The Youth For Equality has decided. That the time is RIGHT NOW. That
>we cannot let the politicians make us scapegoats for their
>incompetence in improving the lot of the reserved category for the
>past 59 years. That its time to stop them from ruining our beautiful
>country anymore.
>
>It time for you to make your decision. Whether the time is now, or
>it is when 50% reservations will be implemented in jobs, or whether
>when they make reservations in education 70% (its there in Tamil
>Nadu already), or when they make it 100%. Or whether its time for
>you to shift abroad.
>
>I faced the brutality of the police in front of the Governor's
>residence today as the whole nation watched. How the police
>mercilessly ran even after girls to beat them up. How one policeman
>beat us to the extent that he broke his lathi. I saw how the DCP
>lied without batting an eyelid that we peacefully protesting
>students were trying to get inside the Governor's house. If even
>this doesn't make your blood boil, then I don't know what will. If
>you still don't come out to support us, it is we and not the
>politicians who will lead this country to its ruin. Remember –
>Democracy is the best way of ensuring that the public gets exactly
>what it deserves.
>

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A Photo Tribute to Mahajan

News just came out about the death of Pramod Mahajan .
Alas India has lost a great leader and reformer to say the least. BJP will never be the same, Indian politics will never be the same. I'm not a gr8 follower of politics but who can not be inspired by a person of such great stature.
A person who so naturally won everybodys heart.
It was under his leadership that Maharashtra rose up the ranks to national glory. He was instrumental in stiching together the Sena-BJP alliance with his amazing convincing powers and unfailing logic. He has the credit of bringing in professionalism into BJP, into Indian politics.
His position in Indian politics can never be replaced. India has lost an able and dependable future leader.
Why only him ? Why .........
May his soul rest in peace.

BRAVO
thats all i'd like to say to the YouthForEquality group after the rally at azad maidan on 2nd may.
The yfe group had organised a rally on 2nd may at azad maidan in co ordination with nation wade protests against increase in the number of reserved seats. I'd been there with some more ppl from my college.
The rally was graced by speeches from some really good speakers including the maharashtra prez of the Indian medical associations, students from medical colleges in Mumbai, IIT, as well as Xaviers ( hey , u all the speeches were awesome) . Students not only from medical streams but lots from engineering colleges, junior colleges as well as those from non technical fields attended the rally.
The rally was an amazing success considering it was the first meet in Mumbai with more than 200 people present.
Come on ppl we all have 2 support these people. Students or not, medicos or engineers, reserved category students or not all of us should fight these foolish policies of the govt.

pls read d latest updates from yfe at
http://yfemumbai.blogspot.com

It time the govt stops this foolish and thoughtless politics. Uplifting the lower classes is the common reason given for providing reservations in education. But has the govt tried to ever figure out if its working. For 50 years we've had reservations then by now there shud have been a change, but no. This clearly shows this method for upliftment is not working. What we need is strong policy making to uplift the lower classes not shortcut methods. Generations after generations of certain families are using reserved seats but the rest are left behind. If one generation of a family has been provided reservations the next generation is their responsibility. One way of phasing out reservations as mentioned by our constitution is marking which generation of a family has recieved reservations and stop it at that point, their kids cannot again use the facilities.
The govt should tackle the root cause of the need for reservations. Why do certain students require reserved seats, probably bcuz they dint have the same quality of schooling as the rest ( the status of munciple schools can be seen ). So the solution is not to go on increasing reservations in higher education but to improve primary education facilities, provide the students from backward castes with good facilities and teachers so that they are equals in the competition for seats in highr education.
Sadly these days we aree reminded time and again that are caste matters .Is this how the govt plans to spread equality. These policies will lead to segregation of the students.
The SC/ST/OBC students have by no means any lesser brains. They have the capability to compete but they need the facilities. These students are by no means wrong in asking for help from the govt. These students lag behind in admissions b'cuz of the failure of the govt to provide them the facilities.
But students who cannot compete with others for seats in higher education even though they get d best of education n facilities thru reservation at undergrad level are those who arent worth giving reservation. Why shud they be given ?
When a common middle class student who sweats all year long with hard work loses his seat to someone who dosent deserve it , thats injustice !!
When in an institute is rank 138 for open seats and rank 5000 for reserved seats thats injustice !!
Yes, the govt has wronged all these years and so these students havent got d education that would make them competitive for higher education. Its the govts fault. The soln can be opening of new, better instututes to cater to these students .But the govt has no right to make us pay for that, no right to leave our seats for someone else.

The govt is the only one who shud pay none of us students neither the reserved or the rest. Before every election these politicians manage to increase reservations and brain wash the masses to vote for them. People shud realise that the govt is not helping their cause on the other hand it is actually making them lose confidence , making them believe that they arent good enough to compete with the rest. But this is not true all of us are equally talented and with the right facilities these ppl can compete with us.
So lets get together and fight the govt lets fight the system.
we will not let these people ruin our country.
We are the YOUTH we are the future.

As the whole of india follows up on the health of Pramod Mahajan with bated breath all we can do is PRAY for his health.
With the best of wishes and prayers from all his friends , family and admirers behind him I'm sure its just a matter of time before he is on his feet to lead the nation with new vigour and strength.
Mahajan is the undisputed GEN next leader of BJP and is possibly one of the very few politicians i can trust to lead INDIA ( though he did seem to have undesirable ties with some indusrialists he's MUCH better than the rest of the bunch).
He has always seemed to capture the imagination and support of the young generation with his business style politics and his AWESOME oratary skills. I remember dropping my books and going of to listen to one of his campaign speeches near my house and that too just days before my HSC exams.
so lets keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.