should nepotism be in our society

Obviously not! We have seen each time how the offspring of the celebrities, stars, politicians etc. have failed in their duties. Nepotism kills real talent and capability which is present in other members of the society and hence anything, be it a position in the political party, a role in a movie, a place in a cricket or other teams etc. should be based ONLY and SOLELY on merit.

It is right that nepotism kills real talent, it is right in politics but not in movie and cricket. In movie it is easy for children of start to get chance but success is depend on their talent. Reservation is also killing real talent.

However much one may dislike it , it is a reality of life everywhere in the world . If we look round Industrialists , actors , sportsmen , doctors and of course the politicians endorse it with all their might. I doubt if if we can do anything much about it except oppose it !

So what's new in that? It's been going on for ever since ancient times when the son of the king was selected as next king, family members of business men went for businesses and most children were attracted to same trades as their parents were involved with. The things have gone a little far now and that's the only difference.

anil wrote:

It is right that nepotism kills real talent, it is right in politics but not in movie and cricket. In movie it is easy for children of start to get chance but success is depend on their talent. Reservation is also killing real talent.

How can it be right in politics??? Look at Rahul Gandhi! His father was alright, he had charisma and he did have some good sense, but can we say the same thing about his son? All he does is make fun of others and appears like a buffoon each time he opens his mouth! Look at Tejaswi yadav, Akhilesh Yadav! Is anyone better ?

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

anil wrote:

It is right that nepotism kills real talent, it is right in politics but not in movie and cricket. In movie it is easy for children of start to get chance but success is depend on their talent. Reservation is also killing real talent.

How can it be right in politics??? Look at Rahul Gandhi! His father was alright, he had charisma and he did have some good sense, but can we say the same thing about his son? All he does is make fun of others and appears like a buffoon each time he opens his mouth! Look at Tejaswi yadav, Akhilesh Yadav! Is anyone better ?

No it is not right in politics. It is not mine and yours opinion, but most of India have this opinion. what is situation of Rahul in politics, it is not hidden. They get chance but they will success in future, chance is very little.

Things have evolved along with evolving society. Earlier we had professions according to caste and birth right and that is abolished in modern society at least on paper. But nepotism still rules and is not accepted by a progressive society.   

If the reservations are given/demanded based on casts and sub-casts I don't think it's sign of a progressive society or a nation. The fact is India is going backward and if the trend goes on under the present set of power hungry politicians the chances are the country is heading toward a more chaotic situation.

A progressive society should never promote nepotism. It kills talents and promotes an attitude to take things for granted. However, sometimes talented children of a well known personalities has to face more opponent in the name of nepotism.

Take for instance the case of Arjun Tendulkar, though I am not a well informed cricket fan, whatever little I have read about him, he seems to quite a talented bowler. But there will always be people who will question his inclusion in the team, feeling that he is included because he is Sachin Tendulkar's son and not because of his talent.

Indian subcontinent is the only place where such things can happen. I am very much surprised to see how much a section or sections of people can go down in their personal interest. They forget all ethics to grab the benefits whether they deserve them or not.

Arunima Singh wrote:

Things have evolved along with evolving society. Earlier we had professions according to caste and birth right and that is abolished in modern society at least on paper. But nepotism still rules and is not accepted by a progressive society.   

Profession must be according to talent not according to birth and cast. If a son of doctor became a doctor I think it is not nepotism.

suni51 wrote:

If the reservations are given/demanded based on casts and sub-casts I don't think it's sign of a progressive society or a nation. The fact is India is going backward and if the trend goes on under the present set of power hungry politicians the chances are the country is heading toward a more chaotic situation.

Reservation on base of cast and sub-casts is not a sign of progressive society it is right but it is happen and it will happen. At present it is situation that 50 reservation which is given by constitution is not enough. Many new casts begins to demand give them reservation in special category, but cast which are already enjoying reservation in this category is not agree to add most casts in it. In coming years we will see here home war for reservation.

I believe that we need to recognize and reward merit and that is irrespective of who the person or people are. If there is a deserving candidate, he/she should not be denied.

Sheetal Kumar N wrote:

I believe that we need to recognize and reward merit and that is irrespective of who the person or people are. If there is a deserving candidate, he/she should not be denied.

Who are we to decide who is deserving and who is not? There is a saying in Hindi language which explains it perfectly_ har shakh pe ullu baitha hai anjame gulistan kya hoga.

I feel that it is but natural for anyone to take up parents profession , but the problem comes when , like it has been happening in politics  , the sole criteria is someone being someone's son or daughter to the extent where the really deserving person is side lined. It is not a personal choice of choosing a career but a matter of running a nation , so all the more reason why nepotism should be totally discouraged

Sheetal Kumar N wrote:

I believe that we need to recognize and reward merit and that is irrespective of who the person or people are. If there is a deserving candidate, he/she should not be denied.

Yes you and me both are agree on it, but our politicians never agree on it. Reservation is base of their politics. 

suni51 wrote:

Sheetal Kumar N wrote:

I believe that we need to recognize and reward merit and that is irrespective of who the person or people are. If there is a deserving candidate, he/she should not be denied.

Who are we to decide who is deserving and who is not? There is a saying in Hindi language which explains it perfectly_ har shakh pe ullu baitha hai anjame gulistan kya hoga.

Anjam to ke he hoga, Gulistan barbad hoga. The monster of reservation will burn the country. we will see it.

usha manohar wrote:

I feel that it is but natural for anyone to take up parents profession , but the problem comes when , like it has been happening in politics  , the sole criteria is someone being someone's son or daughter to the extent where the really deserving person is side lined. It is not a personal choice of choosing a career but a matter of running a nation , so all the more reason why nepotism should be totally discouraged

A son of CA became a CA with hard labor and son of doctor became a doctor with hard labor, but children of politicians became politicians because they are child of politicians. 

If it happens in family business then it is fine but if it happens in national politics , then obviously it is harmful for our nation.

arjun sai wrote:

If it happens in family business then it is fine but if it happens in national politics , then obviously it is harmful for our nation.

Exactly , when it is a matter of national interest , there should be consensus. But in Indian context sycophancy runs high in politics and it is easy for a leader to bring in his own children or relative withoutuch opposition. In Karnataka , one of the Congress minister Ramalinga Reddy's daughter wanted to stand for election and the seat was vacated by another contestant , also the JDS took back it's contestant so that the seats won't be split. She won although with a very slim margin ,  against a very able , experienced BJP MLA who is known to be very clean and hard working , purely through money power. The father - daughter went all out to make sure that she won. Such is our so called democracy and it's working pattern ..uultimately we ourselves lose out on quality!