UPSC, Muslims and Jains

UPSC results, Muslims, Jains and some mind boggling questions
T. Azeez Luthfullah

Rank No. Roll No. Name
30 001405 MARIAM FARZHANA SADHIQ
69 027638 RASHID MUNIR KHAN
82 005201 MOHD ZUBAIR ALI HASHMI
86 004170 RIZVI SARAH AFZAL AHMED
116 041221 SHAIKH ARIF HUSEN
169 144801 S AJEETHA BEGUM
181 014954 TAFSEER IQUBAL
202 006821 HAMID AKHTAR
290 076789 ABDUL HAKEEM M
295 023554 RAYEES MOHAMMAD BHAT
311 005173 SADRE ALAM
313 028721 ALTAF HUSSAIN
385 066385 ATESHAM ANSARI
403 004075 LEYAQAT ALI AAFAQUI
404 084682 WASEEM UR REHMAN
418 077161 ABU IMRAN
445 316822 MD SADIQUE ALAM
479 025808 JAKIR HUSAIN
515 029521 MD PARWEJ ALAM
535 110574 SHAMMAS HAMEED
604 025528 MD SHADAB AHMED
608 065127 MASOOM ALI SARWAR
642 004421 MUSHTAQUE AHMED
643 041561 MD FAISAL
647 073749 ILYAS K P A
This is the list of Muslim Canditates who have passed with flying colours in the written part of Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2007 held by the Union Public Service Commission in October-November, 2007 and the interviews for Personality Test held in March-May, 2008, and who have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’.
First of all let me congratulate them. Hats off to Sister Mariam Farzhana Sadhiq who stands first among the successful canditates. All other twenty three brothers and a sister deserve congratulations.
Next, the details. The total number of canditates passed this year is 734. The total number of Muslim canditates is 25. ie 3.41%
The percentage of successful Muslim canditates continues to be around 3 to 5 % for the past 20 years. Whenever the UPSC results are announced I analyse and scan the list to find out the Muslim names. I have been doing it for the past fifteen years. It never reached the three digits. It never reached fifty.
I always end up frustrated, disappointed and disheartened. Questions, piercing, penetrating, intimidating questions boggle my mind. They rob my peace of mind. To be honest, I cannot find answers. Now I want to share them with you. Whether it will rob your peace of mind or not, I don't care. I want to relieve them. I would be happy if some of you could answer them.
The questions are as follows: What is the reason behind this stale performence? Why is this pathetic, insipid and faded performence repeated year after year? Who is responsible for this lacuna? What are the shortcomings? What are the deficiencies?
Don't we have enough graduates? Do our youth lack ambition? Who prevents them? Who debars them? Nobody. Then what bothers them? What is the remedy? Where lies the solution? If our youth are not aware of UPSC, whose responsibility is it anyway, to guide, counsel and motivate them? What is the role of SIO and Tahreek in this context? Where do they stand?
Tail piece : Two weeks back I came across a news item in the TOI chennai edition. It was about coaching classes for the canditates appearing for the November 2008 exam. The classes were being conducted by Jains for Jain students. Remember the Jains are the most wealthy, prosperous and enterprising community in India. You could find them anywhere. They are successful in every field. Do we have a lesson there?

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