All these views and reviews are welcomed against the Brahmins . But has anybody ever thought after so amny humiliations also Br tahmins does not raise their voice against injustice any where at least in the name of religion or caste . It is always the other people who taken the advantage of being born non-brahmin.Does any one believes that these UNWANTED BRAHMINS needs completely to be nonexisters in this current society . DO you believe that they should be driven out of INDIA into Pakistan ..or may be to Bangladesh ...?
Then Let the govt take some steps towards that .Why trust the guys who spread the hatred in society in the name of socialism ,and bla bla bla ...these people are hypocartes . Brahmins are only 1% of total population , But they create vote for about 300 MPs from another 80% people by creating hatred ..
RE:against Brahmanism
by on May 01, 2007 01:15 AM Permalink
A bigger question i have is ? Is the existence or non existence of a particular caste (say Brahmins) alone cause or solution for all problems we face?
There are no Brahmins in Afghanistan, in Bangladesh, in Myanmar and in Laos - Why is that those countries are worse than India in all aspects of economics and social development?
There are no Brahmins in the 45 nations of Sub Saharan africa, so are they problem free and prospering and thriving?
Why is whole social issue (of past caste discrimination) made into a issue of whether a caste is bad or not? What a Nazist Nonsense?
RE:against Brahmanism
by dinesh kumar on May 01, 2007 01:26 AM Permalink
if u read the interview,u will realise that the target was brahminism.and the name was selfrespect.if someone gains selfrespect why should someone else feel in peril?
RE:against Brahmanism
by on May 01, 2007 01:32 AM Permalink
Self Respect was all right 70 years back... today, the targeted caste is not even 0.5% of Government . Then what is the need to continue the same language? Even last week the Karunanidhi said in Assembly that one caste will be taught a lesson if they dont behave properly. And you can read Viduthalai kind of magazines to understand further on this. (And whenever a Periyar statue is broken - mostly by DK volunteers themselves, they attack and hurt some poor brahmins in some unrelated places). Why?
RE:[object]
by on May 01, 2007 01:35 AM Permalink
When it comes to Woman's Rights, Periyar and their followers never believed it seriously...
Periyar himself openly was a playboy in his earlier part of life and his first wife (Nagammai) suffered silently.
And then his second wife, a marriage to someone who would be like his daughter in his age.
Karunanidhi has 3 wives and MGR too had multiple spouses. And the person acting - Satyaraj himself has a dubious record on women's matters and he(Satyaraj) has wasted crores in trying to make his own son as hero, even as his daughter is asked to study MBA and forget Film Industry. Hypocrisy at its best.
RE:against Brahmanism
by Humanist on May 01, 2007 01:30 AM Permalink
There is not much credibility attached to the interview. Anyhow we came to know that Periyar was a sybaritic person who had the opporunity to get good education but chose not to. He talks of rights of women yet has a 2nd marriage in his old age.
RE:against Brahmanism
by dinesh kumar on May 01, 2007 01:33 AM Permalink
so u have read about periyar to the extent that u cant believe what the filmmaker says?
RE:against Brahmanism
by Humanist on May 01, 2007 01:39 AM Permalink
what is to be gained by learning about such figures as Stalin, Pol Pot, Hitler and Periyar. They all employ same tactics only the excuse is diffrent in each case.
RE:against Brahmanism
by Rohit Nigam on May 01, 2007 02:34 AM Permalink
sounds like ethinic cleansing :-) ... wow ... I AM RELIVING THE HITLER TIMES !!!! Thanks a lot ...
