The Colonial Mindset Within: UGC’s Anti-Discrimination Rules
Originally Published: The Galliyo Ka Gazette Feb'26 “For the next 10 years, we have to move ahead with the goal of freeing India from the mentality of slavery.” - Prime Minister Narendra Modi Introduction N etaji Subhas Chandra Bose, during the 1938 Congress Presidential Address in Haripura, said, “The first thing to do is to change the composition and character of the bureaucracy. If this is not done, the Congress Party may come to grief. In every country, the Ministers come and go, but the steel frame of the permanent services remains. If this is not altered in composition and character, the governmental party and its Cabinet are likely to prove ineffective in putting their principles into practice.” His words have aged well. Bharat inherited a colonial bureaucracy, and little was done over the decades to alter its character and mindsets. The new UGC rules against Discrimination are riddled with colonial remnants. In this piece, we shall examine the rules and unpack the ee...
