‘Merit Is Murdered’: Anand Ranganathan’s Radical ‘Reservation’ Proposals; Why RHA Won't Succeed

The Reservation Hatao Andolan has taken the fight against caste-based quotas from Instagram to Jantar Mantar - arguing India cannot become a developed nation without ending compromises on merit. Author and Political Analyst Anand Ranganathan joins our host Aditi Prasad to unpack the CJP's school-inspection campaign, the 'organic' anti-reservation movement AND his five-point formula for reservation reform,. 'Merit has been murdered and buried six feet under for decades,' he says, arguing that every political party, including the BJP, is too afraid to touch this tinderbox reform. #ReservationHatao #AnandRanganathan #CasteReservation #MeritVsQuota #JantarMantar #OBCReservation #CreamyLayer #ReservationReform #AxisDesk #IndianPolitics 00:00 – Reservation Reform: The Merit Debate 03:01 – Anand Ranganathan On The Week’s Big Political Drama 10:01 – Who Is Behind The Reservation Protest? 12:49 – Anand’s Five-Point Formula For Reservation Reform 14:18 – Should Reservations Have A Time Limit? 15:19 – Targeted Quotas And The Creamy Layer 17:09 – Increase Seats To Protect Merit 19:30 – What Are The Protesters Demanding? 21:40 – Why A White Paper On Reservation Matters 22:31 – More Colleges, But Are They Good Enough? 24:14 – Can Quota Within Quota Be The Solution? 25:51 – Is Reservation Becoming A Vote-Bank Tool? 26:36 – Should Private Sector Jobs Have Reservations? 27:22 – Can The Jantar Mantar Movement Succeed? 29:55 – Why Political Parties Won’t Back Reservation Reform 30:45 – Has Meritocracy Been “Murdered” In India? 32:07 – Parents, Students And The Fear Of Discrimination 33:27 – Will Anand Ranganathan Join The Movement? 34:36 – Anand’s Final Message On Reservation Reform 35:01 – The Merit Vs Reservation Debate: Final Takeaway AXIS is where the world is explained through India’s lens. For decades, global narratives have been shaped by Western media... told through Washington, London or Beijing. But as India rises as a major economic, military and diplomatic power, why should others define the world for us? Why shouldn’t India shape its own voice, own perspective, and own narrative? That’s where AXIS comes in. We decode global power shifts, wars and conflicts, the India-China rivalry, Pakistan, West Asia, oil shocks, trade battles and neighbourhood politics - with one key question: What does this mean for India and for you? As India rises, so should its share of voice! Subscribe To AXIS — The World Through INDIA'S LENS. #India #Geopolitics #China #Pakistan #Bangladesh #WorldNews #Defence #IndianArmy #Indian Navy #IAF #TimesAXIS #TOI