2. Objectives
• To discuss the issue of reservation policy as
the main reason for the brain drain from India

3. • Indians in other countries like
USA, UK, Australia contribute to a great extent
to their economy, education and intellectual
growth
• But India itself is still a developing country
even after 65 years of independence
• Why?

4. Indians in USA
• 3.2 million Indians in USA (1.5%)
• 38% doctors
• 12% scientists
• 36% NASA scientists
• 34% Microsoft employee
• 28% IBM employee
• 17% Intel Employee

5. Nobel Laureates
Name Year Subject Major work
R Tagore 1913 Literature India
CV Raman 1930 Physics India
Hargovind Khurana 1968 Medicine USA
S Chandrashekhar 1983 Physics USA
Amartya Sen 1998 Economics USA
V Ramakrishnan 2009 Chemistry USA
R Pachauri 2007 Peace USA

6. Albert Einstein
“We owe a lot to Indians, who taught us how to
count, without which no worthwhile scientific
discovery could have been made.”

7. INDIA TODAY

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10. • Oldest civilization
• Oldest religion- Sanatan Dharma- Hindu is the
name given to us by Persians!
• Sanatan Dharma- learn from Vedas
• After the great floods, Saints Manu and Bhrigu
suggested “way of life” for organised
civilization and to prepare people for
calamities. Its not a religious book as has been
purposely miscommunicated

11. Caste system in India
• Four Varnas in Manusmriti (its completely flexible)
1. Brahmins -learning, teaching and religion
2. Kshatriyas -guardians –kings and soldiers
3. Vaishyas- traders and farmers
4. Shudras -the serving class.
• Lower classes can upgrade-
• Examples-
• Valya fisherman became a Rushi and wrote the great “Ramayan”
• Vidur who was son of a servant became a Brahmin
• Aitareya saint or Rishi was son of a Daasa or criminal, but became a Brahmin of
highest order and wrote one of classics Aitareyopanishad
• Ravana who was a brahmin- became shudra by his deeds
• Knowledge is important than birth in a clan
• if a Brahmin remains uneducated he'll be equated to Shudra

12. • Indian Constitution came into effect in 1950-
mostly adopted from other countries
• Affirmative action- reservation in education
and jobs to weaker sections for 10 years
• Subsequent governments extended this policy
• Reservation became a tool to meet narrow
political ends.

13. • 1982, Constitution specified 15% and 7.5%
vacancies in jobs and educational institutes as
a quota for the SC and ST candidates for 5
years, after which the quota system would be
reviewed. This period was routinely
extended by the succeeding governments

14. Adding Fuel to the Flames
• 1990- 27% of positions - for OBC's in addition
to 22.5% already set aside for the SCs and STs.
• 2007 one state introduced reservation in
promotion (deemed unconstitutional by
Supreme Court in 2007)
• 2012- Bringing reservations in promotions in
jobs

15. • We now have 50% reservation quota
(considered illegal in USA, Sweden and
developed countries)
• 50% of jobs and educational opportunities
given to students belonging to particular caste
and not on the basis of merit
• Almost always their performance is pathetic as
compared to general category people

17. Horrible Equations
• 100 =5000
• 200 =2800
• Engineers, doctors, lawyers, judges, police
officers, administrative officers, cabinet
secretaries, directors for major institutions do
not deserve their position.

19. Helping less and Harming more
• Concept of reservation goes against the idea
of merit
• Deterioration in the efficiency of public
services
• Hardworking meritorious people perceive
sense of being second class citizens in their
own country
• Are forced to leave the country and contribute
to the development of other countries

20. PROMOTING RESERVED, NOT DESERVED!!
Our current rulers! and promoted
undeserving officers through the
quotaraj!