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.

3 Idiots, an eye opener

3 cheers to Aamir Khan for 3 idiots. Aamir has taken a dig at present education system where the students have to memorize & then to reproduced the things in 3 hours. Further rich students get spoon feeding in tution classess. In short , the present education is based on Ratta Maro principle. IITians who study engineering & then take up the jobs in banks. Parents force the children to study the subjects where the students don’t have any interest..

The student who score higher marks are supposed to be meritorious. Really speaking, a tribal who is working in the forest is more talented who has to face difficult conditions for survival. The carpenter, the electrician , the plumber are much more talented & skillful who are doing practical work. But our society gives least importance to them. The English speaking MBA graduates are offered unimaginable hefty salaries which widens the rift in the society. These people are proficient in numerical & are highly theoretical. This terminology is known as merit. The proponent of merit are against the reservation for SC/STs. They are speaking for merit of Ratta. Reservation provides level playing field to weaker sections which is required for betterment of society.

Bodhisattwa Shendre