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Sunday Special Are We Creating Drivers or Drainers? Mathivation Research Lab Initiative  Opening In every classroom… every staff room… every organisation… We often hear labels: • “This person is a driver.” • “This one just follows.” • “This one drains energy.” It sounds normal. It sounds observational. But pause for a moment. Are these people… or are these outcomes? The Common Classification We quietly divide people into three types: Drivers The ones who take initiative, move things forward, create momentum. Passengers The ones who follow, do what is asked, stay within boundaries. Drainers The ones who resist, complain, or slow things down. It feels like a simple classification. But reality is rarely that simple. The Hidden Question What if… ●  People are not fixed categories ●  They are responses to the environment A highly proactive person in one place may become silent in another. A disengaged individual may become energetic under the right ...

 Daily Mirror Part 4 |A Poisonous Poison Business Above Caste: The Filtered Casteism of Cities & Districts (Series on Casteism: A Boon or Curse - My Reflections) The moment you step from a town into a city or district headquarters, something surprising happens: Casteism does not disappear. It becomes polished . It becomes selective . It becomes convenient . It becomes smarter . Cities are not free of caste. Cities are just better at hiding it behind progress, opportunity , and modern language. At this level, casteism becomes a filter -  visible only when the right light falls on it. 1. The Dual Identity: Village Name + Surname In cities, introductions carry two carefully chosen tags: “ Main ___ gaon ka hoon… aur surname ___ hai.” Because people know these two details will help others decode: • social standing • cultural behaviour • traditional background • past connections • potential influence Rural casteism was loud . Town-level casteism was gentle . But in cities, cast...