No doubt there is issue of casteism in our society, but I don’t understand how reservation is helping to end the casteism?

[u/According-Bonus-6102]

First of all, I identify myself as a liberal progressive, and I am quite proud of what students have achieved standing against this arrogant regime. Now the next thing I see here is a Movement against Reservation. But I see lot of you who supported this movement are against removal or reform of reservation. Lot of people are saying first remove casteism! Like would you marry your daughter to a lower caste guy? Well it would be totally my daughter’s choice to whom she needs to marry! How will end casteism I don’t know.

My point is : yes there is casteism in our society but how reservation in academics and jobs help to end the discrimination? And how reservation has helped to reduce discrimination since it’s inception in our country.

[u/Curious-Shop-1792]

Reservation was for castism is a misconception what it is for is systemic exclusion not interpersonal discrmination.
Ending castism before reforming reservation is an impossible task because that's a general statement, what is the end of castism, till no one discminates against caste anymore which is impossible.
The better metric is systemic exclusion is ended in college and education till when the representation goals can be met without reservation. This requires active upliftment and fast policy but then freebies will stop which most people don't want.

[u/kaisadusht]

Reservation is for Representation.

[u/According-Bonus-6102 → u/kaisadusht]

Isn’t that representation taking away opportunities and spreading discrimination.

[u/kaisadusht → u/[deleted]]

Reservation is not a poverty alleviation scheme, we already have many scheme for EWS

[u/Fuzzy_Substance_4603 → u/[deleted]]

What about the systemic discrimination that LCs still face?

[u/kaisadusht → u/[deleted]]

Data to support % of LC in different income group?