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Our educat i on s ys t em Our educat i on s ys t em i s cr af t ed f or t he t wo cas t s – The s mar t ones and t he not s o s mar t ones . And t her ef or e i n an i ndus t r y t he f i t t er i s gr aded bel ow a r ecept i oni s t . But any one can be a r ecept i oni s t , onl y t he s ki l l ed ones can be f i t t er . But s i nce a gr aduat e degr ee i s r e- qui r ed t o be a r ecept i oni s t , and onl y a t echni cal cer t i f i cat e mar ks a f i t t er , t he s ki l l ed l abour i s gr aded down as s omet hi ng t hat anyone can do. Our s oci al s ys t em s t i l l t hi nks t hat t he br ai n i s t he Br ahmi n, a f eet i s Shudr a. And t hi s per meat es t hr ough ever yt hi ng t hat we l ook at . Cons ci ous l y or s ubcons ci ous l y we t hi nk as a par t of how t he s oci et y t hi nks . Then, why woul d s omebody come and demand a j ob t hat t he s oci et y won’ t even dar e t o l ook at or cons i der ? No one wi l l demand f or a gr oom who i s a l evel 5 or l evel 7 f i t t er f or t hei r daught er . Even a Govt . Cl er k woul d be accept ed and has demand. I f we, who ar e r es pons i - bl e f or maki ng t hos e changes don’ t do anyt hi ng about i t , t hen t hi s s i t uat i on wi l l never change. Ther e i s t hi s di chot omy of Academi c and Non- academi c. No one want s t o s t op at havi ng a t echni cal di pl oma, ever yone want s t o be a pos t Doc. Or pos t pos t Doc. And s o, i t has now been deci ded t o cal l f or compul s or y i ndus t r i al wor k, not al l owi ng anyone wi t hout a 4- 5 year s of i ndus t r i al expos ur e t o t ake up gr aduat i on or pos t - gr aduat i on. 06 Taking skilling to the next level