Caste System - My first awareness of it

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Purva

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Posted: 13 years ago

#21

Umm folks, apparently the Gandhi thread was trashed because of references to religion in it.

Just sayin' is all.

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Purva

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Posted: 13 years ago

#22

Originally posted by: ..Sonii..
I was born and bought up in Mumbai, hence never knew much what was going on in our rural India where majority of our population lives...
I was unaware of caste system till I visited my hometown in Latur back in 1999 when we were attending my cousin bro's wedding...me and my cousins went outskirts of village, though I dont know my caste, village people knew this...they outright refused to give me water and shooed us off their farm...
I was really p*ssed off and yelled like mad to my mom and dad...At that time my dad explained me what was going on in our village...
That was my first shocker...

My dad and mom had an inter-caste marriage...both were very much able to take care of their own lives...

Pre constitution, there was none from backward classed allowed into education system, as it was 3000 years parampara of India.
Our constitution encouraged and allowed people like my dad to come out of this curse by being literate and sculpture yourself and your life.
My dad was the first educated generation...but my mom's family had a good past of educated family...
He left village as indiscrimination was everyday practice and joined school of Aurangabad...
I am very proud of My dad, that we all go to out hometown and other village each year to create awareness...
He is session court judge still he faces barriers from people there...
Many lacs of people want such type of encouragement from childhood, coz from there this indiscrimination starts.
Equality will prevail only when all the parts of society are joined into mainstream...
We enjoy independence day each year but for those people who are slave to others thanks to their caste...will they be able ever to be proud of being Indian?

We still observe this type of casteism in our villages but people in City are unaware of this...therefore is they dont see it...they dont believe it...
Its everywhere If you close your eyes, it wont get vanished...
Congratulations for SMJ to bring in into light of Day!!

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For your Dad and Mom.

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Rich`

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Posted: 13 years ago

#23

Originally posted by: Chitrashi
Umm folks, apparently the Gandhi thread was trashed because of references to religion in it.

Just sayin' is all.

its in trash bin!?

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Purva

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Posted: 13 years ago

#24

Not in trash bin but a folder called "Problem Users"

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bewafa

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Posted: 13 years ago

#25

Originally posted by: nirvanlove

its in trash bin!?

It's in "problem users"

😆 Yaar but Religion was discussed in the episode itself 😆

*sigh*

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Purva

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Posted: 13 years ago

#26

When people have not spared APJ Kalam, Gandhi, Bose and Ambedkar from religion-based bashing, you and I stand no chance.

It's sad that even after 65 years, sane voices have to be stamped out under pressure from the lunatic fringe. Soon it'll be the Lunatic Mainstream and the Sane Fringe at this rate.

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BizzyLizzy

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Posted: 13 years ago

#27

Yeah Chitrashi, I think religion is bound to make an appearance in this discussion...it'll arise no matter how much we try avoiding it...

Edit: Just saw your reply to Bewafa now...God my typing is slow 😆

Edited by BizzyLizzy - 13 years ago

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bewafa

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Posted: 13 years ago

#28

Well guys...I've already branded myself as a "bewafa" 😆

So...off to the sane fringes I go! *skips away*

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642126

Hibernated

Posted: 13 years ago

#29

@Bewafa

Yes the Sikh history stories are there about the Guru making even the Mughal Emperor sit down with everyone else and eat langar - same food cooked for everyone else.

The Gurus also used to do their own work themselves. From tending to the fields to cleaning the langar area or repairing the broken roof of their homes.

Sadly, so-called followers of religion only turned out to be ones who ''know the stories'', ''have heard or read them everywhere'' BUT do not follow it at all.

When I question my relatives on this discrepancy in our actions and in things we are supposed to learn from saints, they give excuses that ''Gurus did what they did because they were not ordinary like us, they were mahapurush, mahaan aatma and we are ordinary people who give in to society.''

Then give lame statements like ''we are part of society, we have to live in it..or whatever that is happening is result of kalyug!''😲

Easily make excuse to justify your action by saying you're not a Guru or enlightened soul or that you're helpless since you're only flowing with ''society'' or deny your own responsibility and blame it all on times we are living in!🐷