This paper is about my experience of religious diversity issue which I faced at the filtration process/entrance of my under graduate education.
India is a country of various cultures and diversities in religion. Dating back to 1500 BC, There existed 4 categories of people namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, vyshyas and shudras in the society (mentioned in the decreasing sequence of their social hierarchy). The shudras/untouchables were typically designated as labor class and performed menial jobs. Islam came to India during the 7th century with the advent of traders from Middle East coming to India is search of business. This addition of a new religion in Indian culture aggravated the situation of caste/religion differences. In 1947, when India attained …show more content…
This reservation made the path for a general merit category (earlier classified as Brahmins/Kshatriyas) student arduous, to which category I belong. I received a state ranking of 1158 in the entrance test for admission into under graduate colleges. I was expecting to get admitted in the top 10 universities of my state, however to my bewilderment I found the seats in top 15 universities were closed before my turn. A friend of mine who received a rank of 1317 was able to make it into the 6th best university as he belonged to the category Scheduled caste. I could not see any differences between his and my parents in terms of financial health or status in the society. But yet there was an unequal distribution of opportunities due to caste reservation. I know it is not fair to compare on a 1:1 basis. In general I found that lower category people (earlier known as shudras) gradually picked up financially and in terms of dignity in the society due to increased opportunities (reservation) post Indian independence. I feel that a state of equilibrium has been reached and there is no more any difference between the different castes of people. This method of reservation based on castes makes no sense anymore, because few people in the backward classes are quite rich and leading a luxurious life, and as
India is a country of various cultures and diversities in religion. Dating back to 1500 BC, There existed 4 categories of people namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, vyshyas and shudras in the society (mentioned in the decreasing sequence of their social hierarchy). The shudras/untouchables were typically designated as labor class and performed menial jobs. Islam came to India during the 7th century with the advent of traders from Middle East coming to India is search of business. This addition of a new religion in Indian culture aggravated the situation of caste/religion differences. In 1947, when India attained …show more content…
This reservation made the path for a general merit category (earlier classified as Brahmins/Kshatriyas) student arduous, to which category I belong. I received a state ranking of 1158 in the entrance test for admission into under graduate colleges. I was expecting to get admitted in the top 10 universities of my state, however to my bewilderment I found the seats in top 15 universities were closed before my turn. A friend of mine who received a rank of 1317 was able to make it into the 6th best university as he belonged to the category Scheduled caste. I could not see any differences between his and my parents in terms of financial health or status in the society. But yet there was an unequal distribution of opportunities due to caste reservation. I know it is not fair to compare on a 1:1 basis. In general I found that lower category people (earlier known as shudras) gradually picked up financially and in terms of dignity in the society due to increased opportunities (reservation) post Indian independence. I feel that a state of equilibrium has been reached and there is no more any difference between the different castes of people. This method of reservation based on castes makes no sense anymore, because few people in the backward classes are quite rich and leading a luxurious life, and as