Brahmanism: The Despotic Ruler
Because of the political power in the hands of the believers of Brahmanism, now Muslims and Sikhs are being tortured and even murdered with the help of army and police. – Amnesty International (Report on India)
Injustices done by the caste-system to a large section of people in India are too many to narrate. The agony of slavery through which the low-castes are passing in India, even today, can be understood only when one himself undergoes that treatment at the hands of the high castes or at least listens to the woes of the downtrodden from their own lips. One cannot comprehend the real feelings of the so-called untouchables, now called Harijans, just by reading about their fate.
To quote one recent example, a minister, who happened to be born to so-called low-caste parents inaugurated the building of a Hindu religious place. After the inauguration the building was ceremoniously washed with milk by Brahman priests to cleanse the desecration of the temple caused by the presence of a low-caste. Earlier, Mr. Jagjivan Ram, a senior minister in the cabinet of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, was publicly insulted for being a low-caste. When Mr. Ram inaugurated a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the high caste Hindus raised a hue and cry claiming that the statue had been defiled by the presence of a low-caste. They brought Ganga Jal (water from the river Ganges, considered holy by Brahmans) to wash the statue to remove its pollution and sanctify it with great fanfare. [This, even though the Ganges is heavily polluted with sewerage and industrial waste. The Government of India recently sanctioned millions of rupees to clean it.] This ceremony was well advertised in the press to remind people that low-castes are untouchables, even if they receive good education and occupy one of the highest offices in the country. Please note that this happened to a senior central government minister in India, claimed by Hindus to be the holy land where practicing untouchability is unconstitutional.
With the authority of the ancient Brahmanical scriptures, said to be the word of God, but actually written by cunning Brahmans, the majority of the people were and even now are, treated as low class humans, sometimes worse than animals. Not to talk of permitting them to join any social or religious functions, even their shadow is not acceptable to a Brahman. A Brahman can be defiled not only by the touch or nearness of a low-caste but also by the sight of such a person.
Satpatha Brahman classifies Shudras and dogs together and describes them as falsehood. Both are considered equal for their treatment, even their killing is equated, i.e., it is no sin to kill a dog or a Shudra. Manu’s code gives complete control of women to their husbands including their physical handling or even their total discarding.
Moral code for a Brahman was different. If he was caught stealing, the King was to be punished because he failed to provide sufficient money to meet the needs of the Brahman, thus forcing him to steal. Further if a person is robbed by a Brahman, it is nothing less than a heavenly favor for the person robbed. On the other hand, a Shudra is not permitted to get rich lest he may feel like throwing away the yoke of the Brahmans. Can the modern thinkers, with all the scientific theories and technological advances available to them, suggest to the Brahmans a “better” philosophy or a system of “superior” social justice to be delivered to the low-castes?
In short, low-caste people were and are living a life of degradation and slavery worse than the one experienced by the Blacks in South Africa today. The government there has been condemned by the people all over the world. No country, however, has raised any voice against India where a section of society is being treated worse than slaves and criminals for such a long time.
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