Equality Endangered in Indian Academics - A Big Loss to a Nation

The equality has been a basic ground of all worldeven go for favoritism attitude, then anguish comes
famous revolutions for availing equal respect, equalout. It takes form of "mass movements and then
rights, equal opportunities, and equal share in "publicrevolutions". There is a surprising situation that even
funded organizations", infrastructure to "grow inin high level Indian institutions, the favoritism is being
career or profession" to maximum heights as permade and no equal opportunities are being given to all
"capacity excellence". All basic infrastructuraldeserving people. Few non-deserving people grab the
frameworks Universities, technological institutes,positions by "political maneuvering" or "hook and
democratic institutions are constructed with publiccrook" and not able deliver se per expectation of the
money with mission that the general public wouldGovt. Such people have been proven defunct.
enjoy and get opportunity to make "best use ofSometimes not only defunct but also negative
infrastructure" for their "career and excellence" as percatalyst to the institutions. For example, in past,
their shares contributed to public funds to build andmany Vice Chancellors and Directors have been
create basic infrastructural set up as an asset toinvolved in malpractices and were either suspended
nation. Such infrastructural frameworks were createdor terminated. In such situation many "talented people
to take care where each section and individual canare sufferer" and not able to get suitable platform so
get chance to contribute and "grow to fullestthat they can do their work comfortably and
capability"."contribute successfully to the nation" and a society
The people who can "safeguard the motto of spirit"as whole. Even Prime Minister of India, "expressed
of such infrastructural set ups were picked up in aconcerned over irregularities in recruitments" of
holiest spirit to give equal opportunity for offeringfaculties even at local level. The vice chancellors are
"contribution to nation and society". The heads ornot able to "pick up the best" but go to "pick and
in-charges of such institutions were very carefullychoose".
chosen so that there must not be any kind ofIt is "shame on them" as they are "eroding the
violation of "equal rights of a common man" ornational prestige and honor" by preferring favoritism
general public. Whenever, there have been violations,and choosing pseudo best. The Ministry of Human
the kind of anguish was emerged out of publicResources and Development, Govt. of India, Nation
opinion which took a turn of revolutions to demandKnowledge Commission, Talent Search Boards etc
their "equal opportunities" in public funded institutions.must initiate measure to rectify and ensure equality
The all world famous revolutions had taken place onlyto all not to privilege people. I do not know when
due to violations of principle of equality which is anIndian Govt would initiate measures to safeguard the
injustice with the general public. For example, Therights and equality to rural based student and people
American Revolution, in year 1775-1783, againstwho are 75% and backbone of the nation. They
English Empire, resulted in the grounding of USA as afrom the first day only, start struggle, against all odds
free nation.and also face discrimination at each and every step
The French Revolution, 1789-1799, against aristocracywhomsoever they approach even in a normal
and the Catholic clergy, led an end of a feudalprocedure. For example, many deserving people who
Europe. The Greek Revolution against the Ottomanhave come up from purely rural background by
Empire, 1821-1829, to free Hellas from the Turkishsacrificing their comforts and their life, have been
occupation, resulted in the reestablishment of thekicked out of opportunities to reach to place where
ancient nation of the Hellenes, and, eventually, the fallthey could expressed their talent to create new
of the Ottoman Empire. When a mass felt a true"Intellectual Property Right"-IPR or a "Intellectual
violation of equal rights, many revolutions have beenWealth" like Survismeter, Visionmeter, Econoburette,
take place like Russian Revolution of 1917 againstOscosurvismeter etc. Wherever, they move in
Czar and many other revolutions in the world undersearch of opportunities, are discouraged and
the centuries. Though initially who raised a voice todiscriminated and even are push aside. In general, it is
protect human rights, have been the victims, andseen that the rural backgrounds people who come up
different kinds of tortures were made on them.by struggle and cut throat competitions based on
Truly, the revolutionists were called Patriots, Rebels,"survival of the fittest ".
and Freedom fighters etc.Such people sustain in struggle which is needed for
Their final goal was to achieve independence fromcreativity in academics especially in scientific disciplines.
violators who were either foreigner or a cruelMany people who are spoon fed and always walk on
administration and live in a better world without anysupport systems and can't survive independently due
human right violation. However the first revolutionto lack of capacity and potential as they have never
ever on the Earth is was under the miss-creditingdeveloped in them. Hence "incapable creatures",
name The Tower of Babel, in 3463-3453 BCE. Itssurvived by maneuvering, are "liability on the nation"
reference is quoted in the Christian Bible, in Genesis,and society as a whole. The Govt. must awaken
chapter 11:1-9. The initiators were neither patriots norimmediately, to sort out and isolate them to prevent
freedom fighters but only rebels against the Lord.further sufferings of the talented and the people
The few revolutions were based on Sectarianswho have proven their worth by making notable
movements even the anguish was again the equality.contributions. But the concerned authorities avoid and
Thus, the basis of above text reveals theneglect their contributions due to partial view and
consequences of the violation of equal opportunities.incapability to assess the worth proving people and
In general, common man tolerates and waits formake nation to suffer and devoid of a creativity of
equal opportunities but when authority does notpotential candidates.
bother and isn't able to give equal opportunities and