Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sbcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sbcs!debray From: debray@sbcs.UUCP (Saumya Debray) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: In defense of caste-based reservation Message-ID: <256@sbcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 09:23:15 EDT Article-I.D.: sbcs.256 Posted: Tue Apr 30 09:23:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 4-May-85 07:01:52 EDT References: <403@sftri.UUCP> <1638@ut-sally.UUCP> <189@uscvax.UUCP> <1693@ut-sally.UUCP> <7210@watdaisy.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Computer Science Dept, SUNY@Stony Brook Lines: 17 Ramakrishna: > The current forward caste people have > some advantages because of this and the current lower castes have > certain disadvantages. To set these things right, SOME concessions > have to be extended to the lower castes for SOME years until The lower > castes reach their natural level ... Yes, but if I remember correctly the "SOME years" was initially supposed to be 10 -- as things stand, political "realities" will probably extend it ad infinitum! -- Saumya Debray SUNY at Stony Brook uucp: {allegra, hocsd, philabs, ogcvax} !sbcs!debray arpa: debray%suny-sb.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa CSNet: debray@sbcs.csnet