Aarakshan-a good movie

There was huge hue& cry before release of this movie because everyone thought it is against reservation. Anti-reservation forces –the middle class was anticipating that the movie will provide momentum against the reservation policy. But it was shock & surprise for them that in the movie the hatred faced by the low caste people is exposed.

Amitabh Bachhan played a role of principal who is from higher caste & he favours the policy of reservation. He plays the role of honest princilal who is impartial when it comes to matter of caste. Manoj Balpayee played a role of corrupt professor who utilizes the sentiments against the reservation for his own profit. Saif Ali Khan is a lower caste who is in love with Deepika padukone . Pratik Babbar has played a role of high caste youth. Everyone has done justice to their roles.

Finally the movie did not become hit at box office. The reason is that the movie was not in favour of the so called Indian middle class who is antio-reservationist. Overall Prakash has to be praised for his brave attempt to show the hatred by the high caste people against the lower caste people in a small manner. Actuallly this hatred is much more in practice by higher caste students & professors.

CORRUPTION IN PRIVATE SECTOR

No doubt the movement for Lokpal Bill by Anna Hazare is praiseworthy but people are only talking about corruption by government officials and politicians. What about the private sector, which includes traders, landlords, big businessmen, builders and industrialists. They are the main source of corruption. Traders evade taxes and in turn, generate black money. Many film stars evade income taxes, which also contributes to black money. Now look who is talking against corruption. It is a well known fact that some of the industrialists have become multi-billionaire by adopting corrupt tactics in connivance with the top bureaucrats and policy-makers. But remember that only a few of them are friendly with top businessmen. The process of liberalization has opened the floodgates to accumulate huge wealth for the top industrialists and businessmen. This huge wealth is the biggest contribution towards black money but surprisingly no one is pointing fingers to this category of people.

The top 5% of the Indian population have multiplied their wealth manifold and they have problems to keep money. This money goes to the Swiss banks. Now the time has come to bring the private sector under the ambit of RTI and the Lokpal Act. Often the argument is given that the private sector does not get any government funding so they should not be brought under the RTI Act. As the private sectors and traders use land, water and electricity of this country and their activities are within the boundary of this country, there should not be any hitch in applying any law to this category of people.

There is diversity and exploitation in every walk of the society. Casteism is the main source of inequality. Corruption breeds easily in an unequal society. Unless casteism is eradicated fully, there is no chance of reducing corruption.

RESERVATION IN MUMBAI ENGINEERING COLLEGES

There are about 52 Engineering colleges in Mumbai university area & out of them 22 colleges are in minority category. Minority category includes Sindhi, Bhojpuri, Malyalam, Muslim, Sikh, Christian etc. They do not give reservations to SC/ST/OBC categories. These 22 colleges include top 12 colleges of Mumbai. The unavailability of reservation is against the principle of inclusive development of all. There are many obstacles in implementation of reservation policy. Then, why such hue & cry is made against the reservations?