It is unfortunate that some dalit groups cannot see beyond caste. It is this siege mentality that is keeping them down and preventing them from progressing. If these people think Anna is pro-brahmin, they should also remember that brahmins are absolute minorities in this country and their power cannot and will not stretch beyond a point. By the way, if they think Anna's ways are dictatorial, they should also ponder what has democracy done to them. In contrast benevolent dictators have always been a better bet around the world than flawed democracies or communists. Countries in the middle-east, who have prospered over the years, have largely done so because benevolent rulers. I think dalit groups are needlessly apprehensive and have nothing to fear from the Anna movement. If at all, they should be wary of their own inferiority complex and siege mentality, which is actually the biggest impediment to their growth. By constantly harping on brahmin domination, which is now a myth considering brahmins constitute hardly 5% of the population, they are only losing focus and barking up the wrong tree, while it is the other upper castes who are slowly emerging as their tormentors. It is time these people realized there is no easy way to prosperity and they value the importance of hard work and honest living, while never thinking that they are inferior to anybody. Else, they won't enemies to bring them down!!!
Re: Casteist mentality should go
by Rama Ganesh on Aug 29, 2011 08:39 PM
It is unfortunate that some dalit groups cannot see beyond caste. It is this siege mentality that is keeping them down and preventing them from progressing. If these people think Anna is pro-brahmin, they should also remember that brahmins are absolute minorities in this country and their power cannot and will not stretch beyond a point. By the way, if they think Anna's ways are dictatorial, they should also ponder what has democracy done to them. In contrast benevolent dictators have always been a better bet around the world than flawed democracies or communists. Countries in the middle-east, who have prospered over the years, have largely done so because benevolent rulers. I think dalit groups are needlessly apprehensive and have nothing to fear from the Anna movement. If at all, they should be wary of their own inferiority complex and siege mentality, which is actually the biggest impediment to their growth. By constantly harping on brahmin domination, which is now a myth considering brahmins constitute hardly 5% of the population, they are only losing focus and barking up the wrong tree, while it is the other upper castes who are slowly emerging as their tormentors. It is time these people realized there is no easy way to prosperity and they value the importance of hard work and honest living, while never thinking that they are inferior to anybody. Else, they won't need enemies to bring them down!!!
I scrolled down the article, occasionally catching a phrase here, a phrase there, "fascist paternalism", "military metaphors" "authoritarian political vision" denigration of electoral democracy...
One thing Mr. Anna Hazare achieved is the awakening of Indian Youth to the menace of corruption, in such a large scale. The public, people from all sections, youth in particular, came, supported in all the work at the agitation sites, contributed to the cause and worked tirelessly irrespective of the work that was to be done.
There was no violence anywhere, in spite of such huge congregation. Compare it with many of those agitations organized by politicians or other interest groups.
It was a lesson in Ahimsa for the younger generation, and people of all caste, creed, religion, shared and lived these 13 days as ONE family. Many people had never experienced such robust singing of National anthem, so many flags, and the Gandhi Topi (cap) became respectable once again.
Thanks also go to Congress party functionaries, PM, cabinet colleagues, etc., for their blunders which helped ANNA awaken, and unite such a large mass of Indians against corruption. It is still perplexing why Congress considered Anna as an adversary. They boxed themselves into a corner. It showed there were some inherent weaknesses, some thing to hide within Congress at least.
Re: A major achievement...
by Amar Singh on Aug 29, 2011 08:14 PM
You know, this was the first time in many many years that the national flag was held up so freely, without any inhibitions, without any guilty reservations. Standing before the flag mast, unfurling the tricolour on January 26th in recent years was not a joyous occasion. You looked up at the tricolour with the knowledge that India was in a mess, and all that we had hoped for and wished for was being turned to ashes.
Re: Re: A major achievement...
by Amar Singh on Aug 29, 2011 08:20 PM
Dr. Manmohan Singh must have been a truly lonely person, on 15th August,addressing the nation, a right that was being exercised as a ritual, without meaning, without conviction. Knowing that across Delhi was another man, who was about to undermine whatever little legitimacy that he had.
Re: Re: A major achievement...
by BharatiyaAgni on Aug 30, 2011 03:57 PM
No one can be insulted without their permission :) Your politicians obviously have a little bit of shame left in them ... the're not completely shameless ... or else they are scared of losing their vote banks and bank balances now ;)
oh my god.. these pseudo socialist, secularists and intellectuals just can't accept the popularity of Anna.
A Roy, Naqvi, Mahesh bhat and all these pseudo inferior people live and make money based on helping lazy and losers who make excuses for all the failures in life.
listen you Yogi Sikand and your Sharma, you can get popularity of few people by being cunning but when you are getting the backing and love of millions and millions, it is always something good in you and that is Anna.
Go you losers support lazy and victim minded people, terrorists, Maoists..
The common man did not see in him a Hindu. He saw an Indian, Hindustani, who stood up for national values, saving nation's assets, improving the system for the good of the common people.
The intelligentsia will keep analysing, finding fault on flimsy grounds. But the fact is common man does not read such stuff. If that is what we do, then one can find many wrongs with Gandhiji's work too. Does it reduce the importance of what he helped achieve in the end?
If you want to know the condition ofDalits inPakistan, pl read: "SLAVERYIN THE ‘LAND OF THEPURE’: PAKISTAN’STWO MILLIONDALITS" by the same Yogi Sikand.
