The Never Ending Debate on Reservation in India

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When we say the word, reservation everyone means and refers specifically to caste-based reservation.  Reservation is applicable in educational institutions and in government jobs, PSUs, at the governmental level, politics, and administration. But in India, it opens up for a variety of debates in India on society, economics, and justice.  Why Reservation and specifically Caste-based Reservation? Countries around the world have various types of affirmative actions, and in India, it is primarily through reservation. Due to the backwardness and historic disadvantages faced, India has a system of caste-based reservation, enshrined in the Constitution of India, yet has been practised since the 1932 Poona Pact. It tries to undo the historical injustices, remove existing caste discrimination, and give equal opportunity to all. The constitutional objective of reservation is adequate representation of historically excluded communities, not poverty alleviation.  Even though Art...
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Obsessions of a Firewright - A Book of Poems For You

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Prayer to a Flame

O flame,
I offer my mind unto thee
Cleanse me of my misdeeds
My godforsaken memories
Burn away those thoughts
You may deem unworthy
Alight a new path for me
One not filled with temptation
Nor anger nor jealousy
Burn in my forehead
Whenever I close my eyes
Burn between my eyebrows 
As the watchful one
Who chains my mind from fluttering
Into the sea of distraction and disharmony

O flame, 
I offer my soul unto thee...

This book is a collection of poems, that are based on my core beliefs, expectations for the future, and on events in my past. Some of them are poems from my journals. Others, are stanzas, that I wrote on scraps of paper while travelling when I didn't have my journal at hand. Most of these are simply experiences shaped into stories. These poems, don't just reflect who I am as an individual. They represent the values and ideals that have shaped me so far, which have given me a sense of direction in life. If you should glean something after reading this, it's that every individual has a story and that every story has it's own significance. The culmination of different stories is what makes life, worth living. This is simply, a small part of my story so far.

-Akhil Sreekumar, Author 

About the author 

Akhil Sreekumar is a foodie, traveller, writer, quizzer, debater, and MUNner. He graduated with a B.Tech (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kerala, and was the Chairperson of the Society of Automotive Engineers at MACE. A lover of stoic philosophy, coffee, and the roar of a beautiful Vio IC engine, he is an advocate of fluid learning and strives towards helping people to write more, to make them understand that everyone has a story and that their stories make them individually unique. You can find him at @firewright Instagram.

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