That is an advantage of living in a free society … you can discuss issues that needs attention from the state. We get to read the article when it is printed … freedom of press … (of course we sometimes remove the word “love” from an article :D) … but more serious issues are freely debated and civil society makes sure that the government acts on these issues. Things do take time in India … but the most imporatant thing is … India is on the right track … especially on caste discrimination.
A free society where 200+ million Hindus can not enter their temples without a prior permission and proper police escort! Another example of pathetic indian logic!
On the positive site though, I do think india will become a free society in about 3000 years.
Don’t you see the answer right there in that quote of yours? It proves that the younger generation has no problem employing dalits but simply shows some deference to the sentiments of the older generation.
When the older generation passes on that family, do you think the problem continues?
That Marasi is how free societies and democracies solve great social problems - laws are necessary but they themselves cannot change the behavior of people overnight when it comes to old beliefs.
In dictatorships such as China they tried forcing change overnight and failed miserably. You should know this first hand in Pakistan. Overnight the terrorists were asked to lay down their arms, after decades of support; and you’re seeing what is going on yourself.
If you still are unconvinced, chew on this: Dr.Ambedkar who wrote the Indian Constitution is from a lower clas caste himself. Yet every Indian salutes the constitution
in fact i have found this site more entertaining and not one sided…
and i fully accept all your allegations against indians…i have written earlier that even smart hindu revolutionaries, athiests and communists cannot tresspass the cast barrier when they have to marry their children.
and you are escaping my simple question…what muslims have achieved in last 1400 years against untouchability…
have they successfully come over their traditional thinkings…
I do hope everyone reads this article which clearly spells out the status of casteism in India - here is the critical part:
" According to experts, the brouhaha has as much to do with politics as with economics and human rights. First,** it is not in favor of vested political interests to eliminate the caste system in India**** as Dalits form a lucrative vote bank.** In fact, in a country of a billion-plus population, it would be foolhardy to fritter away this attractive political constituency that dominates large swaths of India. "
