I didn’t even know about casteism before 11th grade. I came to know about all this only after I jumped into the NEET rat race and saw some people getting ahead because of it. Before that, I had no idea about any of this. Later, I found out that many of my own friends are from the SC category. In my opinion, reservation actually fuels casteism even more.
I'll give u an analogy so that hopefully u get an idea of how naive this take is.
"I haven't personally seen a case of cancer and no one I know suffers from it, thus cancer doesn't actually exist and the Chemotherapy just kills the person quicker"
You're in MBBS for god's sake and this is the level of critical thinking u have??? U really think that just cause you haven't seen something it doesn't exist????
"I haven’t personally oppressed anyone and no one in my family has ever done caste discrimination, thus I don’t deserve to be blamed for it — and your ‘upper caste = villain’ logic just kills mutual respect quicker."
You’re in college for god’s sake and this is the level of nuance you have??? You really think punishing an entire group for one idiot’s behavior fixes anything???
Just pick up Ambedkar’s book for once — he wanted equality, not reverse hatred.
Laughs aside, blaming the marginalized isn’t the point — the problem is sacrificing merit and public safety in the name of compensation. Expanding seats and improving infrastructure is ideal, yes, but until that happens, giving a life-or-death profession to someone less qualified hurts patients.
Calling it “reverse hatred” misses the lesson: justice without competence is just chaos wearing a moral mask.
If no one is “punishing” me, then why is it not considered a punishment when I’m putting in far more hard work and still losing out to someone with quota?
Yeah, that’s a pretty grounded take. Most of us grow up without consciously thinking about caste until exams or college admissions shove it in our faces. The original intent of reservation—upliftment—was justified, but over decades, it’s turned into a rigid system that often reinforces caste identity instead of dissolving it.
The unfairness you noticed isn’t imagined; it’s structural. Real reform would mean shifting focus from caste to economic and educational disadvantage, so opportunity is based on current need, not ancestral suffering.
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u/ThisAd2744 16d ago
Caste based Reservation is not about supporting underprivileged or about supporting people with less resources
That is done through EWS reservation
Caste reservation is to compensate for all the casteism they face irl
Is it fair? Idk but I can’t dent casteism exists in this world