Oct 1, 2021
The fact of the matter is - the burden of proof of 'merit' doesn't rest on the shoulder of students and young people from marginalised communities. The onus is on the schools, institutions and organisations to prove, with evidence, that they are not dens of savarna monopoly over taxpayers' money. The onus also squarely rests on the shoulders of the savarnas to prove that their credibility and locus standi rests on moral tools of fairness, justice and equality and not on the well ingrained laws of caste privilege as ordained by Manu.
Sylvia Karpagam and Sridhar Gowda, ‘Merit of ‘Vision’ groups and ‘Knowledge’ commissions in Karnataka’, Round Table India
