The origin of caste system was to have excellence in all spheres. Brahmins were given the highest order but were barred from amassing wealth, as money and wisdom are mutually exclusive. The one who runs after money can never attain the power of wisdom. Brahmins were expected to live on alms and keep preaching and praying for the goodness of the soceity. As long as they were doing this, there was no problem. Even in the pre_British history of India Brahmins started occupying positions of power as Rajagurus. As you all know, power corrupts. Very few people like saint Ramanuja carried on the good work of breaking the caste based discriminations. After the invasion of British, they found that by trading favours to upper caste, the country can be ruled. Only very few from the upper caste fought for freedom. All others occupied positions of power. In Tamilnadu the scene was bit different, the justice party offered an Olive Branch to British Rulers and gained proximity to British Rulers competing with Brahmins. Whether in Ancient India or Preindependence India or the post independence India Brahmins have been used as Tools by ruleres to exploit the masses. Since the community allowed itself to be used as a tool , it is taking the beating now. It can make a come back, if it takes up the noble profession of teaching instead of running after money. How many Brahmins are ready to give up their jobs in Software Industry and take up teaching as a social service ?
RE:Brahmins Failed and hence got denigrated
by bharat on May 01, 2007 07:43 PM Permalink
dear sri i am very impressed by your logical approach but this is only one phase of the that much needed discussion.i am 100% sure the day this discussion end in a fruitful result no one would stop india to be numero uno country in the world.i am not going in very deatail (as it will make a lot of epics)to discuss this casteism but you have rightly said it is power who corrupts.to overcome that you should be very tough mentally as well as morally & all your's thoughts should be on the basis of humanism.this mother nature has created us to live peacefully & happily but again it is power of any kind that leads (in most of the cases)towards so called immoral & corrupt way to go ahead endlessly.the history is witness of the fact that when someone was given power sooner or later one used it to develop only smaller domains not for all (exceptions are there). if say fairly everybody should have right of equal living (we can't bear to go in past history as we are aheading for a jet age).it will be very much acceptable by brahmins (as far as my knowledge is concerned) if they all are given the job of teachers & socail workers.but my question is that is this society is ready or able to give all brahmins socail protection & atleast sufficient alms respectfully so that brahmin's family (considering he,his wife,old parents & two children & may be one unmarried sister/brother).don't forget we are living in what age.i know & accept what wrongs forefathers of brahmins had done in arrogance of power given to him.that's why all their grand childrens are facing so much hatred by others.today if one is fair enough will say brahmins are real minorities & have almost no say in this world but it is again the theory of power that coruupts.it is quite visible in our so called leaders.dear sri give me solution if you really know.
RE:RE:Brahmins Failed and hence got denigrated
by Srinivasan Parthasarathy on May 04, 2007 08:26 PM Permalink
The antibrahmin movement is a spent force. Those who perpetrate this also know about it. They merely do it because the community is a soft target and they are not a vote bank. The best solution is to just ignore the campaign. People still hold brahmins in high esteem and simply worship those who are teachers and social workers and contribute to the soceity as a true brahmin.
RE:Brahmins Failed and hence got denigrated
by Loser The Indian on May 02, 2007 06:51 PM Permalink
I do agree. My grandfather did not amass wealth, he did not even have single penny against his name when he died but TN rulers and society slowly started targetting them thinking that they are defenseless. By abusing Brahmins or killing them you never get any complaints in our democratic system because they are not big vote-bank unlike Afzal or Graham Staines who are seen as part of votebank politics.
Due to this reason, it was necessary for them to earn wealth and leave this place as soon as possible.
When Abrahamic invadors killed millions of Hindus (Brahmins included) there was no hue and cry.
It is a real pity that majority of the Hindus in this country allow themselves to be ruled by others for petty monatry gains and play traitor role just like this EVR did.
RE:Brahmins Failed and hence got denigrated
by Purohit Sharma on May 02, 2007 09:19 AM Permalink
Very correct.Wealthy Brahmins are dangerous according to You?
