Since I deal with young people aiming to enter postgraduate institutions, the issue of reservations often rears its head. Among the second generation of benefactors, the question is especially moot. Should they continue to take advantage of a lower bar for admissions or should they apply for open seats given that their upbringing has provided them no distinct disadvantage?
India is beset by systemic problems and it would take imagination and pluck to work towards ridding our country of them. This, however, rarely transpires due to the election cycle which leads the government of the day to take cautious steps