Murali's Writeups...

I. Who  Are Rohingyas? Rohingyas are believed to be people of  Indo Aryan Ethnicity settled in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. Historically, they were also known as Arakanese Indians and have been living in Myanmar for twelve hundred years at least. The majority of them are Muslims.There is a minuscule Hindu minority as well. According to the United Nations, Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The Myanmar Nationality law, 1982, which grants citizenship only to Burmese ethnic races denied them citizenship. These people suffer restricted freedom of movement having virtually no access to state education and civil service jobs. In fact what Rohingyas face in Myanmar today is no less than the crime of apartheid practised by South Africa earlier. II. Why are  Rohingyas in the news in India today? Currently, the Supreme Court of India is considering the issue of deportation of Rohingyas from India. Many Indian liberals quote UNHCR Refugee Convent

I have been was perturbed by the death of two women whom I did not know. I will refer to their lives in the chronological order in which their death took place. Anita To begin with the life and death of Anita. The poignant video showing S. Anita cleaning her house shown on TV will move even a hard hearted person to tears once they come to know of her tragic death. The nice fact is  that her parents provided a good education for all their children including Anita, that too in a private school. That her Dalit parents faced formidable odds and yet they gave importance to their children’s education is   indeed a hope for new India. The evil incidence of the caste system is slowly, steadily but definitely  on its way out. Anita aspired to a medical seat. In the normal course, based on her plus two marks coupled with the fact that she is a Dalit, would have qualified her for a medical seat in Tamil Nadu, had there been no NEET. She scored 1176 out of 1200 but scored much less i