Wednesday, November 30, 2011

A subject that won’t vanish

livemint.com (India)
Summary Judgement Prashant Agrawal
Posted: Tue, Nov 29 2011. 10:42 PM IST

India’s private sector needs to watch only one Bollywood movie this year: Aarakshan. Unlike most big budget movies, this one tackles a sensitive subject—quotas—in educational institutions. Though the film is focused squarely on education, the issue of affirmative action not only haunts educational institutions, but radiates to corporate life as well.
It’s ironic, but the world’s two greatest and largest democracies face similar issues in helping long suppressed minorities uplift their status. To help correct the injustice, government programmes in both countries were developed to help the underprivileged.

Full Story: http://www.livemint.com/2011/11/29224222/A-subject-that-won8217t-van.html?h=B

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