The most difficult thing to talk about in india is religion/caste. I often had heated discussions with my mom figuring out what's religion all about. I have often seen when people have nothing else to be happy about in life they are happy on being part of their self claimed prestigious caste.
Its not a rare sight kayastha community bramins, rajputs of their shrewdness and arrogance respectively. Same is case with brahmins often feeling them the best cultured creatures and rajputs believing they are only royal race left on earth. People are so bent upon finding their identity in their caste rather than what they are and what metal they are made of.
I am quite surprissed to still see people firmly believing that they would be happier if they marry in their own caste. I as a kayastha never ever felt that i have something different in me beause of my caste thats makes me feel a little different from my rajput, brahmin and other caste friends. We are not yet ready to accept the fact that the castes were made to make people take different roles in society now everybody does everything. Do any one of us in our organisation see people of only one caste? We have lost so much of energy and crusial time figuring out who is superior its high time we said no to these craps.
If i ever try to talk sense my mom makes sure she has all logic to make me feel not marrying in my caste would be the biggest mistake of my life. Women in india still believe worshiping idols can take away all their problems in life. God is an another topic where you may like to be passive rather than claiming yourself to be a disbeliever. I remember my IIT days where i made a strange presentation on "Does God exist?" where i tried my best to relate a physics concept of thermodynamics called entropy to life and death phenomenon believe it went to land up in an interesting conversation in the class. Doesn't it sound strange the most corrupt men/women after a holy worship of few idols feel them to be most pious souls on earth.
We are changing and i think coming generations are better in practicality though they may not be so pious as expected by elder ones. We still have a long way to take in this regard we need to be human beings who loves his country, his family rather than feeling happy for being a member of their caste. Hypocrisy in any form is undesirable and condemnable and ideologies without any base should not exist.
Its not a rare sight kayastha community bramins, rajputs of their shrewdness and arrogance respectively. Same is case with brahmins often feeling them the best cultured creatures and rajputs believing they are only royal race left on earth. People are so bent upon finding their identity in their caste rather than what they are and what metal they are made of.
I am quite surprissed to still see people firmly believing that they would be happier if they marry in their own caste. I as a kayastha never ever felt that i have something different in me beause of my caste thats makes me feel a little different from my rajput, brahmin and other caste friends. We are not yet ready to accept the fact that the castes were made to make people take different roles in society now everybody does everything. Do any one of us in our organisation see people of only one caste? We have lost so much of energy and crusial time figuring out who is superior its high time we said no to these craps.
If i ever try to talk sense my mom makes sure she has all logic to make me feel not marrying in my caste would be the biggest mistake of my life. Women in india still believe worshiping idols can take away all their problems in life. God is an another topic where you may like to be passive rather than claiming yourself to be a disbeliever. I remember my IIT days where i made a strange presentation on "Does God exist?" where i tried my best to relate a physics concept of thermodynamics called entropy to life and death phenomenon believe it went to land up in an interesting conversation in the class. Doesn't it sound strange the most corrupt men/women after a holy worship of few idols feel them to be most pious souls on earth.
We are changing and i think coming generations are better in practicality though they may not be so pious as expected by elder ones. We still have a long way to take in this regard we need to be human beings who loves his country, his family rather than feeling happy for being a member of their caste. Hypocrisy in any form is undesirable and condemnable and ideologies without any base should not exist.
1 comment:
any reasonable person wud agree wid your interpretation of religon and caste. but i have lil diff. thought on ur mom perspective on religon, god worshipping and caste. loving idol worshipping and admiring own caste are a person's personal choice to enjoy a way of life. it has nothing to do with modern awareness and enlightment and traditional ignorance.
ur mom's concern for not opting for non-kashyath bride may be her fear of non-compatbility of two diff. mindsets brought together in a home.
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