I am brahmin.. and little offended... - Page 2

The caste system should not be tolerated by a single human being. No one is superior/inferior in the eyes of God, everyone is equal.

Can anyone please explain what "varna sankar" actually means?

I agree with FLGators, I have seen some of this stuff too. In my dad's village, the non-Brahmin servants don't serve the purohits who come to conduct the pujas, and they cannot even be seen while the purohits are eating. I was pretty shocked by that.
When my husband and I wanted to get married (he is not Brahmin and I am), the family purohit refused to perform our wedding, saying to please forgive him, but he had his code of morals, and he would not perform any non-Brahmin weddings. 😕
While I am sometimes stunned at these thoughts, I realize that it takes several generations for change to come. Also, though there was so much drama about our marriage, people have really come around now, and my husband is loved like crazy. Everyone says he is my parents' nicest son-in-law, which is true, heh heh.

Mahika.

Originally posted by: rajsri

I am brahmin too ... but not offended by the show

Just like I would not be offended as a woman just because they show a woman in poor light

there are enough brahmins on the show who are portrayed as being exemplary ... Dev, Shastriji, Dev's dad, Dadi, etc). I come from a progressive family of brahmins but have been exposed to a few ammas and a few Shastrijis in my life. In general, you dont find such extremes - most people are in the middle.

For people who pass general remarks about hindus/brahmins based on this show - Most religions have their sects and classes .. Hinduism is no different. Just like in other religions , there are people who will exploit something that was written a few hundred years back to suit their purpose. There are others who will find a way to overcome/override it.

very true

They already have vijaya!! they already have....