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One More Look at the Caste System
“You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.”—Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (IV.4.5)
Let us classify the castes (simplistic?) according to this principle:
If your deep, driving desire is for:
Knowledge and wisdom — then, you are a Brahmin
Power, authority, leadership — then, you are a Kshatriya
Money, resources — then, you are a Vaishya
Enjoyment — then, you are a Shudra
Someone commented: If so, a vast majority of the people in the world would love to be Shudras, isn’t it?
I replied: True, but without the acquisition of the other goods that the other higher castes are seeking, that enjoyment is precarious, hard to obtain, and cannot be sustained…and that does NOT mean the other castes are NOT enjoying…the Brahmin gets enjoyment from knowledge and wisdom, and that very knowledge and wisdom can bring in its train power, leadership, authority, money, resources, and enjoyment…but NOT necessarily in the measure in which the other castes are seeking them, but the Brahmin would have understood the significance of contentment, and therefore even if he has in less measure the goods that other castes have, he will still be as happy. But, every caste will have access to the goods of all the castes lower to it but very rarely access to the goods of the castes higher to it, if I can put it simplistically.
#Brahmins #BrihadaranyakaUpanishad #CasteInIndia #CasteSystem #Dalits #IndianSociety #Kshatriyas #Shudras #Vysyas -
Renaming Caste, Retaining Privilege
Attempts to 'invisibilise' caste through definitional alterations – whether in terms of an organic community or of a cultural community – are enmeshed in long-range socioeconomic transformations. Ankur Barua and Vishal Ananthakumar write.
#caste #casteism #HinduPhilosophies #advaita #AdiShankara #vivekananda #HinduScriptures #manusmriti #AryaSamaj #BRAmbedkar #brahmins #TamilBrahmins #brahminism #class #untouchability #india
https://www.theindiaforum.in/caste/renaming-caste-retaining-privilege
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
An idea that creates an exclusive group that does not allow others entry should not be given space at educational institutions, writes Apoorvanand.
#delhi #DelhiUniversity #brahminism #IndianUniversities #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #brahmins #caste #education #CasteSystem #india
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Not the BJP, but the Opposition Has Fielded More OBCs and Dalits in UP This Time
The INDIA bloc’s caste-wise distribution of candidates will not quite follow the ‘Pichda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak’ formula that Akhilesh Yadav promised – but will be a bold political manoeuvre where for the first time in a decade, the BJP will be on the backfoot.
#LokSabhaElection2024 #dalits #OBCs #brahmins #thakurs #BJP #NDA #INDIAAlliance #OppositionParties #caste #elections2024 #india
https://thewire.in/politics/not-bjp-but-opposition-more-obcs-dalits-up
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Sidelined by the Sangh, Karnataka's Billava community seeks political representation
Unfulfilled promises of political representation and a feeling of being taken for granted by the BJP are leading to a potential shift in the Billava allegiances in coastal Karnataka.
#karnataka #billavas #RSS #OBCs #shudras #brahmins #casteism #caste #hindutva #elections2024 #BJP #india
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Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned. Karthick Ram Manoharan writes.
#periyar #brahmins #PeriyarEVR #brahminism #casteism #SocialJustice #TMKrishna #MalcolmX #india
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'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.
#assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india
https://thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa-sarma-caste-comment-shudra
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CJI Chandrachud's Diversified Supreme Court Has Only 14 Brahmin Judges Out Of 34: Senior Advocate Comments Sarcastically, Writes To Law Minister Saying Collegium Should "Practice Diversity"
Senior Advocate S. Basavaraj of the Karnataka High Court has written to the Union Law Minister complaining about the lack of diversity among judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts. "DYC's Diversified Supreme Court has only 14 Brahmin Judges out of 34 Judges", said the Senior Advocate sarcastically in a message on social media.
#IndianJudiciary #caste #brahmins #representation #DYChandrachud #SBasavaraj #india
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Why Kamal Nath’s Hindutva lite might dent Congress in this Madhya Pradesh region
Even Congress leaders worry that his public religiosity is turning OBCs against the party in Chhatarpur district, home to the temple of Bageshwar Dham.
#AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #chhatarpur #KamalNath #congress #hindutva #INC #OBCs #dalits #brahmins #rajputs #casteism #caste #BJPStates #india
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Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite: an interview with Ajantha Subramanian, author of 'The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India'. (From October 2020)
caste #merit #CasteDiscrimination #UpperCastes #brahminism #brahmins #education #reservations #IITs #india #books #bookstodon #AjanthaSubramanian
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Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population
Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population
Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population
Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population
Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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Bihar caste survey shows OBCs, EBCs comprise over 63% of population
Bihar has 36% Extremely Backward Class, 27.13% Other Backward Class; 19.65% are Scheduled Caste, 14% Yadavs, 3% Musahars and 3.65% Brahmins.
https://scroll.in/latest/1056926/bihar-caste-survey-obcs-ebcs-comprise-over-63-of-population
#bihar #CasteSurvey #OBCs #EBCs #SCs #brahmins #hindus #muslims #caste #SocialJustice #representation #BiharGovt #india
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Saving the World Like a Savarna
Savarnas can pose as extremely radical and culturally progressive and then, with the flip of a metaphorical switch, slip back into their privileged family lives without the slightest existential friction. This switching is possible because Savarna social lives are largely public-facing performances, writes Prof. Ravikant Kisana.
https://theswaddle.com/saving-the-world-like-a-savarna/
#caste #savarnas #UpperCastes #brahminism #LiberalBrahmins #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #communalism #brahmins #india
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Why are upper castes such a loyal BJP vote bank?
Upper castes are one of the few (if not the only) group in India driven primarily by ideology and identity when it comes to voting choices, writes Shoaib Daniyal (article from March 2022).
#BJP #elections #caste #brahmins #hindutva #HinduNationalism #brahminism #baniyas #rajputs #brahmins #voting #economy #ideology #india
https://indiafix.stck.me/post/18204/The-India-Fix-Why-are-upper-castes-such-a-loyal-BJP-vote-bank
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BJP's "Gujarat Model" Falls Flat In Karnataka. Data Explained
Before the election, the BJP made two bold moves - one, to wean away from dependency on strong Lingayat political leaders who have usually held the reins of the BJP in Karnataka.
#karnataka #KarnatakaElections #caste #lingayats #SCST #brahmins #vokkaligas #muslims #BJP #INC #congress #hindutva #KarnatakaResults #gujarat #india
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-gujarat-model-falls-flat-in-karnataka-data-explained-4034881
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100 years on, remembering Vaikom Satyagraha as an anti-caste civil rights movement
The Satyagraha was a fight for access to the roads surrounding the Vaikom Mahadeva temple for people of all castes, who were otherwise forced to use roundabout paths to reach their destinations.
#kerala #vaikom #VaikomSatyagraha #history #ezhavas #pulaiyas #dalits #NarayanaGuru #periyar #EVR #MKgandhi #AntiCasteMovement #CivilRights #untouchability #nairs #brahmins #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #india