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Falling Over Backwards
Author: Arun Shourie

Publisher: Rupa & Co
ISBN: 81-291-0952-2
Pages: 378
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How is it that what was explicity forbidden by the Constitution- classification based on cast – has become the rule? How is it that what were enabling provision have become mandatory minima ? Where does the figure 50 per cent come from ? How is that in practice it is exceeded blatantly ? Are the benefits not being hogged by a few ,the better –off among these castes? Has the “creamy layer” been actually hived off? How is that what were begun as reservations in promotion also? How did this become a right to accelerated promotions? How did that become a right “accelerated promotions with consequential seniority”? How did that become a right to have the prescribed standards diluted –to the point of being waived altogether? Even in educational institutions. Is this any way to become a knowledge super- power”? As there has been no caste-wise enumeration and tabulation since the 1931 Census, where does this mythical figure --“OBCs are 52 per cent of the population” come from? And what did the 1931 Census itself say about its cast –wise figures?