“Michael, Arjun and Inba from Aaitha Ezhuthu could all have had separate films.” - #ManiRatnam
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#60minuteswithsudhir
வட்டியும் முதலும்' புத்தகத்தில் நிறைய பேருடைய கதைகளை நீங்கள் எழுதி இருந்தீர்கள். அப்படி நீங்கள் சந்தித்த interestingஆன ஒரு நபர் என்றால் யாரைச் சொல்வீர்கள்?
``எல்லோருக்குமே சொல்வதற்கென்று ஒரு கதை இருக்கிறது. நீங்கள் ஒரு எழுத்தாளராக மாறினால் 82 வாரத்திற்கு மேலாக ஒரு தொடரை எழுத
Pratik Joshi had been living in London for six years. A software professional, he’d long dreamed of building a life abroad for his wife and three young children, who stayed back in India.
After years of waiting for due clearances the dream was finally coming true. Just two days
Cry about reservation all you want, but here’s a reality check: talent existed before, it just wasn’t given a chance. If fair access to opportunities threatens your idea of merit, maybe your definition of merit was never about skill to begin with.
#AUSvsSA #WtcFinal2025
Topping an exam is easier when you’ve always had everything money, family support, stable homes, top coaching, and most importantly, the guidance of parents who are already doctors or professionals. That legacy gives you a clear roadmap. (1/4)
Now compare that to many SC/ST students they’re often first-gen learners, juggling studies with household or wage work, living without access to good schools, mentorship, or even peace of mind. They don’t lack merit they lack the system that supports it. (2/4)
And being proud of your rank while ignoring that your entire privilege comes from a history where wealth, land, education, and dignity were taken away from lower castes and passed down to you that’s not merit. That’s inheritance built on injustice. (3/4)
Reservation doesn’t exist to put someone in the Top 10. It exists to simply give them a fair chance to even sit in that exam, enter the room, and then compete. That’s what equality of opportunity is about not privilege, but access. (4/4)