Reservation vs Merit: Why It's Time India Stopped Pretending Quotas Are "Temporary"
Opinion | जातीय आरक्षण बहस Reservation vs Merit: Why It's Time India Stopped Pretending Quotas Are "Temporary" This is an opinion piece arguing strongly against the continuation of the caste-based reservation system. It is one side of a genuinely contested national debate — supporters of reservation make serious counter-arguments rooted in historical injustice and persistent social inequality. Readers are encouraged to weigh both perspectives. यह एक विचारात्मक लेख है, जो आरक्षण व्यवस्था के विरुद्ध तर्क प्रस्तुत करता है। Seventy-five years ago, the framers of the Indian Constitution agreed to a compromise. Caste-based reservation in education and government jobs would be a temporary bridge — a ten-year measure to help communities devastated by centuries of social exclusion catch up. That bridge was supposed to be dismantled once equality was achieved. Seventy-five years later, the bridge has become a permanent monument. Worse, it has become ...