64 years, Are we still backward?
By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 13 August 2011, 02:34 IST   |    35 Comments
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Silence is what we seek for where the pens do not speak and movies seldom preach a change. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh have banned the release of Aarakshan, a movie that deals with the caste-based quota system for the socially backward classes. Film producer Prakash Jha has moved Supreme Court asking for to lift the ban on the movie. The creative side of an artist is restricted to a level where he can neither produce a work supporting the plight of the low caste nor the fight of the low caste.
It wasn't a surprising move by these state governments to ban the screening of Aarakshan as it does not need a whole lot of brains to understand the reason behind it that these states are going to polls in the near future. The political system demands the reservation to stay as it's their best shot to ensure votes. The vote bank culture has long been dividing the country, on many grounds and caste is just another weapon in the hands of our "mighty" politicians.

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