April , 2006
On shaky ground
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Twenty-seven per cent reservation of seats for OBCs, in all IITs, IIMs and central universities proposes Arjun Singh, Minister for Human Resource Development, who has inevitably been reminded of social justice at the height of the election season. The minister's proposal, according to him, aims to lift sections out of backwardness and make them more globally competitive. In fact, the minister's proposal is nothing but yet another glaring example of how the Ministry of Human Resource Development itself needs to be uplifted from backwardness and made more globally competitive. In fact, this is a good moment to examine the working of key ministries within the government and make a bold (if fanciful) suggestion: if a police station in Rajasthan can strive to get ISO 9000 ratings then why can't the ministries of HRD, Home and Urban Development also make a similar effort? In fact, there is an urgent need....
More about Sagarika Ghose
Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for 20 years, starting her career with The Times of India, then moving to become part of the start-up team of Outlook magazine, subsequently joining The Indian Express as Senior Editor. She was anchor of the flagship BBC World programme Question Time India before moving to CNN-IBN as prime time anchor and Deputy Editor. She is the anchor of the award-winning flagship debate programme Face The Nation on CNN-IBN. She is also a columnist for the Hindustan Times. She has won numerous awards including FICCI Media Achiever Award and Gr8-ITA Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is a graduate in History from St Stephen's College and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she gained an MA and M.Phil in History and International Relations. She is the author of two acclaimed novels The Gin Drinkers and Blind Faith, both published worldwide by HarperCollins Publishers.
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