NO WAYS! This detestable caste system (in India) after all has become an important ingredient for our leaders to fill their vote bank.

When my company do business dealings with clients all over the world, we don't care what caste they belong to. Forget about caste, sometimes, we don't even care from where the raw material of the final product was imported and whether the final touches were given by a Christian or a Zulu. The heat of corporate world is slowly melting the aura of tough coldness caste carries. Of course, the transition is slow. But, eat it, it's here. And no one can deny it. Now, we all have a choice - whether to remain trapped or face the competition. I hope, you won't mind eating bread coming straight from the farms of a lower caste farmer.

India doesn't have to do anything to get rid of the prevailing caste system politics. It will soon die down automatically. Hunger don't know any religion or caste. Gujjars will regret, the politicians too will be stunned by the quick transformation the new India in bringing. People talking about caste will become mere laughing stocks. But of course, there will be blood on the dance floor, so don't panic, don't stop!

I will use a cliche - the old order changeth yielding place to new. Like Gibson says, the existing caste system will slowly, but surely die down. And I’m sure the baton of caste politics being leveraged by every rising politician will soon witness a radical transformation. Political analysts already foresee a future where the abolishment of the caste system will be the watchword for campaigning politicians.

Yes, it is not difficult. The Indian people have always appreciated hard work and merit. They have always wanted reservations based on NEED, not caste.

It is the short-sighted politicians who are playing the caste reservation card. The result has been some communities (only some) have started believing reservations are their birth-right.

Harsh international competition in business in the future will shatter this illusion.

India badly needs forward-looking leaders with guts. The lousy political leadership is the biggest impediment to progress.

It sertainly can. the recent Supreme Court judgement on the quota controversy is a step in the right direction. But we cannot let communities come out and demand for reservation as and when they want it. BTW the state government isn’t even authorized to grant them ST status. The Gujjars can go to court with their case instead of wasting time by protesting.