The Unequal Playing Grounds
Right from my childhood, I have encountered many stark inequalities in different fields. These inequalities have always been evident in front of my eyes. I am sure it had been more evident before the time I was born. No wonder communists were able to launch a revolution which changed the socio-political and economic realities in India that existed before them. No wonder our beloved motherland was bifurcated into two by exploiting these inequalities that existed then. No wonder armed insurgencies sprouted in different parts of North-east, and they still exist, owing to these inequalities. No wonder, caste and religion based politics has always been dominant in our country, allowing different groups/tribes/communities to be exploited by their "political saviors", only because of these inequalities. I do not intend to discuss with the readers, incidents, which happened in the past, even though their consequences will be ever present in the society. This perhaps, is a topic we ...