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  • Untouchability Reservations Gandhi’s Muddle

    While there has been confusion reigning in on the subject of social divisions,Gandhi, in his own  self-styled avatar of one who can and should comment and contribute to any or all social and religious issues,whether it makes sense or not, muddled the waters by calling a group as ‘Harijans‘.

    “Harijan (Hindustani: हरिजन (Devanagari), ہریجن (Nastaleeq); translation: “child of God”) was a term used by Mohandas Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people “untouchable”, and called them Harijans, which means children of God. It is still in wide use especially in Gandhi’s home state ofGujarat.(wiki)

    As things stood they were confusing; Gandhi added to it by giving a new name Harijan, Child of God as if there were not enough names!

    What exactly happened is that people increased their vocabulary for a non-existent class.

    So the terms that are used denote specifically anything and has become a tool in the hands of Politicians to garner votes.

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    Child of Hari(Vishnu) -God.

    There is also a confusion about the terms Untouchability ,Reservations and SC ST..

    These Terms are used sa if they are  interchangeable.

    We have seen , to an extent what Untouchability is or is not.

    More points on this to follow. on this later,

    What is Reservation?

    “Reservation in India is a form of affirmative action designed to improve the well-being of backward and under-represented communities defined primarily by their ‘caste‘ (quota-system based on ‘gender‘ or ‘religion‘). These are laws (both Constitutional and statutory) or merely local rules/regulations/practices (not derived from any Act passed by the Parliament or State-Legislature) wherein a certain percentage of total available vacancies in educational institutes and government jobs are set aside for people from backward communities and others.Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) are the primary beneficiaries of the reservation policies under the Constitution — with the object of ensuring a level playing field.(wiki)

    That is on a Non existent concept the whole system was devised.

    There is no clear concept of the yard stick to apply to determine which constitute a SC .

    As a result whoever can gather muscle strength and crowd can demand inclusion in the Reservation quota.

    An depending on the exigencies of  Political climate the parties as VP Singh did by The Mandal Commission.

    If there has been a genuine concern for the downtrodden, the yard stick of Economic status would have been fixed.

    That was not to be, because Politicians would never have had a chance to polarize the polity to garner Votes if they had fixed economic criteria as the factor for extending benefits.

    In Life there is no equalizer greater than Money.

    If you are rich or occupy an important position, people flock to you, no body cares about your roots.

    This Law is applicable everywhere.

    Prime example are  those who have become rich or have come to occupy important posts or both after having come up through reservation Quota.

    I  Have heard of them speak derisively of people who hail from their own community !

    Had Economic status been the criteria, there would have been no confusion in determining who is to be classified as ST.Now after 60 years those who are poor remain poor continue to be so and suffer social ostracism because of this.

    Their brethren who had been fortunate in climbing up do not even consider the for marriage Alliances.

    ST SC are names designated  to earmark certain groups to get the benefit of the Reservation Policy.

    Let not people misuse these or interchange the terms.

    Now having muddled up this far, let’s see how Ambedkar raised passions further by inventing reasons or the yard stick for determining Caste.

    More to Follow.

    Quotes are from wiki.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India

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    Note that this is not a definition, but a description being used currently after the acquisition of India by the British.

    Till the Mogul period the usage was Sudra, denoting a group of people engaged in Physical work, with certain Dispositions.tendencies.

    It was a tag used to denote this group and was often used colloquially to indicate one of uncouth practices, nothing more as is when we say’ he works like a Donkey’

    The meaning varies ‘ depending on the context.

    It may denote mindless application in carrying out a task or plain stupidity or to indicate their profession.”

    http://ramanisblog.in/2013/07/09/caste-untouchability-myths/

     

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  • Brahmins Are Terrorists

    This is a new one for me.

    I am used to hearing Brahmins as the people who inspired, nay, concocted The Vedas,organised The Indian Society on the basis of Castes, gained control over the others,enjoy maximum benefit out of the Society and name calling as ‘Aryan Invaders,Kulluka Bhattars,Thieives,Exploiters !

    But to brand Brahmins as Terrorists, is very interesting.

    A terrorist has an agenda, say, Nationhood(LTTE),Religious fanaticism(AL Qaeda) or any specific goal for a particular community.

    If Having a Nation has been the goal of Brahmins, they could have had it long back, right from Chandra Gupta period, why even from Vasishta’s Period?

    Did they seek it?

    Even in modern India there have been kingmakers and Politicians, some big, some not so popular.

    They have been king Makers,but at the request of Kings!

    No doubt Nehru family is ruling India.

    But who kept on crying for them to head the country?

    Brahmin Politicians India.
    Brahmin Politicians India. Terrorists?

    Brahmins?

    All the Brahmins who have ruled India(Modern India) were elected , not nominated.

    That they have won elections despite Brahmins being a Minority.

    They do not seek Power, but it thrust upon them.

    What did VP Singh do with Mandal Report?

    Did he wipe out Brahmins?

    What did DK and DMK do?

    they persecuted Brahmins.

    But Brahmins did not fight back.

    They quietly slipped away from Tamil Nadu and settled elsewhere where they are respected and their merits are rewarded.

    All the Brahmin baiters ahve received benefits from Brahmins for some for or other.

     From Ambedkar to Karunanidhi

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    Many Dalit intellectuals have burnt a lot of midnight oil trying to analyze why our saviour Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar married Mai Savitha Ambedkar, a chitpavan brahmin from Maharashtra. Did Babasaheb fall a prey to the Brahmin conspiracy. Many of my dalit brothers and writers in Maharashtra hint that there is a conspiracy from the brahmins. Some of the upper caste people laugh at this. Some of their twice born intellectuals even claim that Babasaheb wanted a trophy Brahmin wife. How true are all these. Why have we dalits come to such a stage that we are even questioning our leader. Do these people think that they are more intelligent than Babasaheb, the most revolutionary leader since Gautama Buddha.”

     

    “remember a Brahmin’s helped Ambedkar for his study.”

    Karunanidhi’s spewing venom on Brahmins is well know.

    He was helped by Brahmins right from his child hood to capturing power(by Rajaji).

    He has personal  Brahmin Doctors,Lawyers, CAS,Advisors.

    His family is married to Brahmins including his grandson!

    Yet none of the people close to the center of power ,grabbed power.

    Did Narasimha Rao do it?

    It was thrust on him.

    Take any social cause,be it eradication of untouchability,widow remarriage, Freedom Struggle,allowing Dalits to enter temples. Brahmins are/were there to lead.

    Brahimns do not need crutches, nor or they bothered about mudslinging.

    Yatho Guno Tth Bhavathi”

    Brahmins are terrorists.

    Read for fun or  for use as fodder to attack Brahmins.

    Visit the Link to know more of Brahmin Baiting.

    In Bashistha Upanishad regarding the Himabatkhand Nepal, Basistha Rishi quotes ‘Bharatkhande Uttarayane Himalaya Tate Swornabhoomi Sworgabhoomi (There is golden land and heaven in northern part of India. In first verse of Kumar Sambhav, Kaidas (a Chhetri) also said that the land from east to west of Himalayan range is the land of Aryans. Not only Brahmins but other ethnics and castes created ancient Hindu literatures (Bedas, Purans, Upanishads, Shruti, Smriti etc). They all were creators of Brahmanbad. Bhrahmanbad is the source and origin of civilization. Because Nepal has been flooded with knowledge of Bedas, Shruti, Smriti and Yoga, it is considered as origin of human civilization and oldest land of world civilization. In the same land, Gautam Buddha was borne in Shakya dynasty and enlightened the world. The point is that he was not a Brahmin. Swayambhunath that is linked with the story of Manjushree, is also a property of all castes and races of Nepal. It has been said “Bodhisatya Mahasatya: Swayambhu Chaitya Namanyamha” (The message of the Buddha is as great as Swayambhu Chatya.) The Hindu Civilization has deep and arguably the longest continuous history of existence.

    In Nepal, none of the cultures are limited to a caste or race. All Nepalese people decorate in TIKA on their forehead. Several seven sages like Kasyap, Bhardwaj, Biswamitra (Kauishik), Basistha, Atri, Gautam, Jamdagni were there in Himabatkhand Nepal. Further Parsu Ram, Upamanyu, Mautgalya, Shandilya, Marichi, Angira Pulah, Bhrigu, Mandav, Garki, Yagyabalkya, Maiteyi, Byas were also in existence. Nobody can challenge the fact. Lichhivis were the founder of Bikram Sambat and Senbanshi, Malla, Shah & Thakuri have been following the indigenous Bikram Sambat. They are all Chhetris but not Bahun. But some communal man and pro-foreign party leaders in Nepal are trying to spoil the reality of Brahmanbad.

    So, I am expressing with a pure intention of unity amongst every caste and tribes of Nepalese nationalists that in future we have the capacity and are able to face any kinds foreign intervene. So, the time has come to fight against the destructive force of civilization. The Lord Krishna (Chhetri) had said-’If you will not fight this righteous war, then you will fail in your duty, lose your reputation, and incur sin.’ Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, and victory and defeat alike, engage yourself in your duty. By doing your duty this way you will not incur sin.’ So, we should be active to save our identity. Culturalism and Intellectualism= Brahmanbad. Rama (was not Brahman) said in Ramayan- ‘The motherland is greater than heaven.’ Both are the creator of Brahmanbad.

    Can anybody prove that here was no existence of above mentioned sages, Bedas and Upanishad in this region? Some frontline ethnic leaders, Christian people of different ethnic communities and aesthetics want to hurt the emotions of real Hindus. Without arguments, they are trying to suppress the values of Brahmanbad. In the evolutionary process of the world’s civilization, many sages had guided the way of life in the world by Beds, Upanishad. Actually, ‘Brahmanbad is the philosophy of civilization. Brahman is mind. Hinduism and Buddhism known as earth, water, fire, air and sky. Brahman is the Absolute self-luminous Consciousness.-(Dr.V.Malavalli.) A famous scholar Aldous Huxley has said-’In Hinduism the first of these four doctrines is stated in the most categorical terms. The Divine Ground is Brahman, whose creative, sustaining and transforming aspects are manifested the Hindu trinity.’ Thus, consciousness is eternal for all castes and tribes. It proves that we, Bhahun, Chhettri, Magar, Rai, Limbu, Newar, Tharu, Dhimal, Madeshis are all equal in nature. So, the western philosopher Voltaire, George Bernard Shaw, German scholar Nitse, Megasthaniz and Fai-Han has written many books supporting the Hindu philosophy expressing the evolutionary process of the world’s civilization. Hindu philosophy is incomparably greater intellectual work than the Bible?

    Caste, language, religion, land and mines of Nepal are considered to be highly sensitive issues. If you raise these issues without your understanding and enough homework, you will be trapped in net. Since past few years, some leaders raised these issues so lightly that their Pandora’s Box has been broken and totally exposed. In fact, there are three types residents in the country viz An-adibasi (those who are living from immortal time), Aadibasi (indigenous caste), Aaprabasi (migrants). Brahmins, Chhetri and few Newars are Anadibasi. Magar, Gurung, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Rajbansi, Tharu and Dhimal etc are indigenous castes. Unlike, migrants are Muslims, Bengalis Marwadis, and Madhesis, who came to Nepal extending their business and trade. But, some culprit political leaders of Nepal are creating a dangerous condition of conflicts among these three groups of residents. Federalism and racism are neither issues nor solutions of Nepal. Who lives if the country’s identity dies and who dies if the country’s identity lives? So, our realistic issue is to assure their equal and active participation in every sector of nation building.

    http://brahminterrorism.wordpress.com/category/brahmin-terrorism-in-nepal/

     

     

     

     

    Source:

    http://samathain.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/why-ambedkar-married-a-brahmin/

     

    http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121207023146AAES7wC

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