A Prayer

On bended knees we plead You
My Lord, forgive us;
The world is so broken up;
Our dreams are shattered;
We are not blessed to see
The world around us in its beauty.

Have you ever been caught
Behind the iron gates
of any mighty Will?
Forgive us; we are.

We are not allowed to dream a world,
In which we stand united;
Many lines are drawn by
The mighty will of the DARK.
The lines are so broken up,
The world is so divided,
We are little blessed to see the world around.

I wish a day to come,
A day to cherish our dream,
A dream in which we stand united,
With no mighty will to threat.

Till the day has come
I shall hold my dream so strong,
Pray aloud and clear in my voice,
Let my dream be safe.

On bended knees we plead You
My Lord, give us the strength
To challenge the perils
Of the testing time.

“Sectarian forces flexing muscles”

Due for a revision in this matter

The very essence of reservation, at least in the present times, seems to be jeopardized.And it is the same sentiment that is being conveyed by both the Nair Service Society and CPIM alike.It is a sympathetic situation one can ever imagine to have both NSS and CPIM coming to share a common platform(One can criticize this point for the ignorance of pragmatic politics!).If one is ready to accept the principle of justice-social,economic and political I would argue that there is little chance for the acceptance of this cry to have reservation of which the very essence is once again to reinforce a societal structure which is purely class and cast based.If it is meant to protect the minority(article 30. of Indian Constitution mentions only on the religious and linguistic minorities and no other criterion for that matter) one should remember the message we can draw from the denial of reservation to Jain community regardless of the struggle put up by it, a minority community in terms of number but which is socially and economically developed and hence there would be no justification for awarding them with the fruits of reservation(also ref. to Indira Sawhney Vs. Union of India - 1992 case.Supreme Court pronounced in this case, in a very clear voice, that reservation of seats , in present case it is 27%, in matters of public employment for backward classes and citizens who are socially and educationally backward is constitutionally valid while any amount of reservation, in present case it is 10%, for sections, however they are economically backward, of forward communities is unconstitutional and void.It applies not just in the case of employment but for any such considerations).It comes equally true not just in the case of Namboothiri and Nair communities but for all socially forward but economically backward societies in Kerala and India as well.But there is one common point all of us can come to an agreement that there is certainly a section of economically not well-being people among these communities and certain measures to be adopted to bring them to a level equal with their peers.I would plead to those who are arguing for a reservation in this matter to go for another round of careful reading of the novel 'INDULEKHA'.It will, hopefully, give an insight into the feudal society from which both these communities derived handful of merits at the cost of those were downtrodden.It is the stigma they have been keeping with and not yet ready to accept that it is to come out of.If we take a look at the social developments over the years it becomes very clear that those who were once economically deprived have learned the lessons and come to the fore and it is only those feudal masters, for their negligence on-socio-educational-economical and political reformation, are facing the issue in the present times.Learning new lessons which can take a society to new levels of social progress is the only way forward.Also over the years it is justified to believe that reservation is now reduced to a level of just a tool at the hands of power-politics.If any section of the society is willfully coming forward for the up bringing of the disadvantaged among them there will stand nothing in their way to make changes.Politically well developed society of Kerala should come ready to accept that reservation is not the ultimate resort in such cases, rather it is their commitment to make equality and justice come true.We need no resolution for that matter, we would be a community so acquainted with making resolution and not keeping the words to any least amount.All that we need, and that we should do, is to act to ensure that justice is visibly done to the society.

An Addition:-

The above arguments are not meant to the absolute negligence on the status of those sections of the society who constitute the economically backward in a forward class.I do sympathize with them but the context of taking these subjects is the issue concerned.In fact, I have many experiences which make me think about the imbalance we are facing in this time.To a great extent we should follow the practices in a socially, politically and economically developed societies of the Western world.In such societies of the West no one is , at least to a great extent if not absolutely, deprived of any chances in matters of education and employment.The only criterion and perhaps the qualification(in its absolute meaning) lies in the individual's capability in pursuit of excellence in both education and employment.The present day world makes it a requirement from our part to take a rational look in the uplift of the society.In Indian context it is high time to take such an examination on the situation prevailing now.This may even result in giving a broader definition to ar.16 of Indian constitution to include those who are really in need of some kind of State support but unfortunately being neglected in the power struggle and thus being out of the race.The intention of NSS and any other organizations those who are the pleaders of these forward but economically backward society is to be critically examined against the back drop of their role in the Kerala society, at least, in a period from 1957 - 1959(hope one remember the importance of this period) and should be proven that it is genuine(not the demand but the intention of these 'pleaders') and thus be proven honest.