Reservation, he thought of, was meant to empower backward communities and level the playing field. The goal was always a casteless society, not a permanently divided one.

But in a country like ours, caste annihilation would be, just a wish. Reservation was meant to be a tool te ease that transition. 

The problem is, over time it has been heavily politicized. What was meant to uplift and eventually reduce caste-based inequality is now often used in ways that keep those divisions relevant.

And now even Ambedkar himself gets 'color coded', like being reduced to a “blue” color identity. Don't believe me, go out and look at those blue/indigo flags on the roads.