tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936223.post108853364598195778..comments2023-09-10T01:11:02.710-07:00Comments on Random ramblings: When will right thinking prevail ? nIlagrIvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04778523144960984421noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936223.post-1088573154686314512004-06-29T22:25:00.000-07:002004-06-29T22:25:00.000-07:00It is very disheartening to see this news. The val...It is very disheartening to see this news. The valid question is "When will right thinking prevail?". Right thinking should prevail in the so-called Dalits (I hate calling anyone Dalit, it is so demeaning!) first. <br /><br />When my Father was working as the principal of Navodaya Vidyalaya, there was this ಕಾವ್ಯಗೋಷ್ಠಿ called ದಲಿತ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಕಮ್ಮಟ. There was this young poet who participated in the meet. I do not remember his first name (Ravi?) but his last name was Holeyar. On the last day of the meet, this person said "Please do not organise separate ಕಮ್ಮಟs for us lower-caste people. By doing this you are giving us the feeling that we are not competent enough to take part along with others. That is not true. We are competent. Do not treat us like this"<br /><br />I know some people who did not use their reservation status to get seats. The stories of such people must be made known. Dalits should be made confident. Then they will refuse reservations. But, will our netas allow this to happen?parijatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766691048085485541noreply@blogger.com