The reason is simple: because of Dronacharya, Eklavya could not prove his mettle despite having the capability.
Any way, following are few names from SC/ST/OBC's who are world renowed personalities:
Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar – Architect of India's first supercomputer (PARAM 8000) and pioneer in high-performance computing.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Aerospace scientist, key architect of India's missile program, and the 11th President of India.
Shiv Nadar – Founder and Chairman Emeritus of HCL Technologies, a global IT leader and philanthropist.
E. Magesh – Director General of C-DAC, leading national missions in indigenous microprocessors, AI, and supercomputing.
Kalpana Saroj – Chairperson of Kamani Tubes, who rebuilt a bankrupt manufacturing firm into a thriving enterprise.
Milind Kamble – Industrialist and Founder-Chairman of the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI).
Rajesh Saraiya – Founder and CEO of SteelMont GmbH (Germany), leading an international steel trading enterprise.
Kalanithi Maran – Founder and Chairman of Sun Group, one of Asia's largest media conglomerates.
Dr. Narendra Jadhav – Renowned economist, former RBI Chief Economist, Vice-Chancellor, and Planning Commission member.
Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat – Leading agricultural economist, former Chairman of UGC and ICSSR.
Dr. Suraj Yengde – Harvard scholar, author, and researcher focusing on global caste studies and human rights.
Even though their generations were deprived of education and resources for ages, they still became great. Upper castes had a monopoly over education and resources for generations, which is why people from the open category are more successful. The picture is changing. After some time, the percentage of upper-caste people among successful individuals will decline—just as the dominance of a single caste in government offices, banks, and insurance, which used to exist earlier, has now become negligible.
In my view, this is not a case where the records were fake or fabricated. Rather, it is a situation where the evidence simply could not stand legal scrutiny.
The insurance company may have prescriptions with the doctor’s notes and medicines listed, but these alone do not count as legally admissible evidence. Since Right to Information (RTI) rules only apply to government institutions, the hospital in question must be a government facility. Such hospitals usually do not keep permanent indoor hospitalization records; instead, they hand the complete original file over to the patient.
It is a internal circular at National Insurance that a claim should only be rejected if the evidence can stand scrutiny if the nominee/legal heirs takes legal action. The fact that the Consumer Commission rejected the insurance company's argument does not mean the patient never had TB. It simply means the documents presented by the insurer were not strong enough to stand legal scrutiny.
Even if a claim is actually fraudulent, the key medical documents remain with the patient’s family, and no one can force them to hand them over. To prove fraud, statements from doctors, neighbors, or relatives must be given as sworn affidavites,which no one give.
This is why insurance companies are often forced to pay out claims even when they strongly suspect the policyholder hid important medical facts. Claims are not rejected based on mere suspicions, but because deciding authorities often mix up basic factual information with legally admissible proof.
Unverified rumors suggest the existence of the "Ghata Kanchuki" tradition ( ghata means an earthen pot and kanchuki means a blouse in marathi ) allegedly practiced between 1770 and 1818. According to these rumors, in a gathering, the women would place there blouses into an earthen pot, and a man would randomly draw one out. The owner of that blouse remained partner of that man for a night.
Deep rooted patriarchy ! Even when both partners work, many men refuse to let go of patriarchal habits or share domestic duties, and this is a major problem in our society today.
Take my neighbors, for example-the husband is a graduate working as a clerk in a state government office, while the wife holds a postgraduate degree and works as a lecturer in a government engineering college. Despite her higher qualifications and demanding job, she still does all the household chores, from cooking to helping the children with their schoolwork. Their marriage remains intact simply because she has accepted these traditional expectations.
However, younger, new-age couples are far less willing to accept this imbalance. Why should a working woman shoulder all the domestic responsibilities alone, or be forced to sacrifice her career to become a full-time homemaker? This unfair double standard is one of the biggest issues our society needs to address and resolve.
Mumbai became India’s financial capital during British rule because of its strategic coastal location. Since manufacturing facilities require large areas of land, industrial growth naturally spread to other parts of Maharashtra over time, and previous Congress-led governments built upon this foundation to drive further economic expansion. In fact, several major projects and institutions originally planned or proposed for Maharashtra such as the Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductor plant, the Tata-Airbus C-295 aircraft facility, the Bulk Drug Park, the Medical Device Park, the ReNew Power solar unit, the International Financial Services Centre, the Sindhudurg Submarine Tourism project, and the NPCI TechFin regional branch were shifted to Gujarat in last 10-12 years.
Bihar possesses rich natural resources and potential. To translate these assets into real economic growth, the state needs to focus on creating a safe, stable, and business-friendly environment that encourages industrialists to bring in investments.
"बेटे की अपनी अलग जिंदगी और परिवार है। मैं अपने घर में अपने तरीके से खुश और स्वतंत्र हूँ। एक-दूसरे की जिंदगी में दखल दिए बिना दूर रहकर भी एक-दूसरे से प्यार किया जा सकता है।"
संक्षेप में कहें तो, किसी पारिवारिक विवाद के कारण नहीं, बल्कि अपनी आत्मनिर्भर जीवनशैली और विचारों की स्पष्टता की वजह से उन्होंने यह फैसला लिया है।
This is a real news from New India, 2026.
The fact that old men (Panchayat heads) can actually think and act like this, should make the case for a clear reboot visible. We aren't progressing, we are regressing.
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There is a flaw in the story. The Gujarat Police are not automatically bound to follow a decision made by the Bombay High Court due to territorial jurisdiction. Unless the concerned Gynecologist approaches a High Court of competent jurisdiction and stays the police action, she is required to comply with the instructions of the Gujarat Police.
Let's be honest . Which party promotes most misinformation through WhatsApp. Hiren Joshi was telling an MP once that Ravish and Abhisar may just about reach one core people max. But we are connected to 19 crore people on WhatsApp and this was 2018. The generation that you mention has been brainwashed by constant hate through prime time TV. NBDSA has removed so many shows of these news channels . You have a तिहार returned jouranlist who has been hired by DD on the tax payers money who's claim to fame was doing shows on 25 types of जेहाद ( again based on a whatsapp forward) So it's not Gen Z , but the millennial and the GenX and the boomers who inspite of exposure to books and channels are the most brainwashed and hate filled. So a very frivolous and sweeping remark .
Having a determination for education is fine. But that was a time when schools were located only at the district headquarters. Poverty was such that one could not afford to go there and study. It is a different matter that this determination was fulfilled by educating the next generation, even if only partially.
This is called aestheticization of politics.
The aestheticization of politics is a concept introduced by Walter Benjamin in his 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
He argued that fascism responds to the economic demands & problems of the masses by turning politics into a theatrical spectacle.
This gives people a false sense of expression while keeping property and power structures untouched.
The Core Mechanics of Aestheticized Politics Theatrical Spectacle are as under :
(a) Politics becomes a matter of grandiose parades, rallies, and media rituals rather than actual democratic power.Preserving Property: Regimes allow the working class to feel heard and unified, but protect existing class and economic property relations.
(b) Self-Alienation: People are reduced to viewing their own destruction and subjugation as high aesthetic pleasure.
#GovernanceBySpectacle
My Brahmin run private school in Pune had "Elocution Contest" on August 1 every year to honor Tilak & our talent shows were in Tilak Smarak Mandir & I was raised with a lot of Tilak worship propaganda.
I grew up & learned more about him & started criticizing him. Outrage ensued!
Why do people join the IPS despite a modest salary? The answer lies in a deeply flawed system where corruption has become normalized, and citizens accept bribes as a given. For the dishonest few, the official salary is merely secondary; the true financial incentive comes from direct or indirect corruption. Disagree if you will, but this is the stark reality.