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Amartya Sen rightly states that reservation should not turn into a medium to widen the cracks of society by promoting divisiveness.A balanced approach which does justice to linguistic,cultural,ethnic and religious diversity would alone ensure...
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I agree with Amartya Sen when he says that “reliance on the private sector for elementary education is very unfortunate”. Yes, the role of state-provided primary...
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