"O Mummy where you gave me birth ?"

The evil of caste system not only effects India but also other neighboring countries. Let me share little bit about our beautiful neighboring country Nepal. I have lived there about a decade to minister to the people of Western region. As I lived, I enjoyed the delicious foods, different local cultures, but also the very sweet music. 

The music that I enjoyed was Lok Dohri (folk songs) and the contemporary compositions. If you understand Nepali music it's sweet and lovely. It touches your heart and emotions. I was touched by a composition of Yash Kumar (a lyricist and a popular singer in since 1990s). Yash Kumar's composition broke my heart and made me think, how deadly the caste system is. It has made people cry, down, of low esteem, cursing their birth, raising questions on their creator and religion. 

Listen to such an experience through this very beautifully sung very emotional song. I have put English translation of the thoughts expressed in the composition. Translation of the repeated thoughts have been avoided to save the space and time.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpqgISpowQI

Yash Kumar (Nepali famous Singer)

Ho..

la la….

Ah..

la la….

Ma aafnai aangan ma enar banaunchhu          (Nepali)

I’ll make a well in my own yard               (English)

Mero bhagwan lai merai chhati ma sajaun chhu

I’ll put my God, in my own heart

Ma aafnai aangar ma enar banaunchhu

I’ll make a well in my own yard

Mero bhagwan lai merai chhati ma sajaun chhu

I’ll put my God, in my own heart

Malai dhara ma rokaa, chahe mandir ma cheka

You stop me taking water from tap, 

You put barrier for me in the temple

Ma aafnai beglai sansar banaunchhu

I’ll make my own distinct world

Ah ha ha...

Jahan boli matra chha, bebahar chhaina

Where they only do lip service, but no right behavior

Jahan manchhe le manchhe lai manchhe sochin na

Where man doesn’t understand, another man, 'a man'

Ma yesto nagar ma kasari ramanunchhu

How can I be happy in this kind of town?

Tyasai le aalagai duniya sa jaunchhu

Because of that, I’ll differently decorate my own world

Aama malai kahan janma diyou

O Mummy where you gave me birth?

Yo sansar ma ma jiuna sakina

It’s hard to live here in this world

Baba malai kasto yo karam diyon

O Father, what kind of 'karma' you gave to me?

Yo duniya ma ma ramna sakina

I could not be happy in this world

(sharing with thanks to the singer and composer, in good spirit)

After reading and hearing this song, I believe you might have got the idea of this caste virus, troubling people not only in one country but even in other country. 

Ideas have consequences, we all know this truth. These ideas about "superiority" also have consequences. They also trouble Nepal's citizens. The consequences occur, many suffer social, mental, physical and economic tortures. To get a clear picture, read their news paper, watch their TV debates and shows.

Should not these men and women deserve your and mine attention?

Thank you.

Teach your children, "you are normal like any other child in the world"

A Child and his Papa got involved in talking, in an evening before going to bed. The talks they did were normal like any papa and his son or daughter communicate on normal subjects. But let's see the topic, the child chose to raise that evening: 

Child: Papa is there anything wrong with my birth or community?

Papa: No son/ daughter there's nothing wrong with you. 

Child: Then why do they look us down? 

Papa: Son it's not because there's fault or problem with your birth or caste, rather it is their faulty view that they see some problem with you. 

Child: Really papa! But I had heard from them, that I was born into a "lower caste". 

Papa: This is true that you were born in this world, your born in India (may be any other country) but it is not true that you are "low caste" and that you have a problem with your birth. 

Child: Wow! I thought I was really having some problem with my birth (caste) that's why they didn't allow me to do certain things when I was with them. 

Papa: Son, this might be true that they didn't allow certain things with you, because of your birth in my family but you were born a normal birth. Your mother had a normal delivery. Your weight was normal. Your mother carried you 9 months.  Your did cry when you were born. You gave us smiles like any other child of this world. You started eating like any other normal child. You started talking like any other child in this world. 

Child: Then Papa, why do they think, "I'm a inferior to them"  ? 

Papa: Dear child, let them think what they think. Their ancestors taught them like this. It's not the fault of the present generation. Rather it is the fault of their forefathers and their forefathers..., who taught and practiced this bad practice that some human beings are inferior to others. 

Child: But why no body told them that they were wrong, in their thought and practice, "some people are inferior than others"

Papa: Dear child, people of our society and culture were made to think, that "some are indeed inferiors than others"  through some writings and cultural mandates. It was their conspiracy against others of the society.

Child: Is it wrong Papa to believe and practice this evil ideology? 

Papa: Yes, son, this is absolutely wrong to believe and practice that some human beings are inferiors than others. For we all are equally created and raised. 

Child: Papa, if my friends ask me, about this issue (considering some inferior) how can I tell them that they are wrong. How can I correct them? 

Papa: Son this is very important question. I will say that first of all, we should know that: 
1. All human beings are born into this world in a average of 9 months period. 
2. All human beings take birth from a mother's womb. 
3. All human beings are made of the same substance/s of this world. 
4. All human beings eat the same or similar food items. 
5. All human beings survive on the same oxygen and organ system. 
6. All human beings get sick, tired, angry, happy, encouraged, discouraged. 
7. All human beings no matter what they consume as food, live here only about a hundred years. No one is special in this case. 
8. All human beings get birth, become young and then old. 
9. All human beings after all have to die, the same way (that is empty handed came and empty handed go). 
10. The Indian constitution also condemns any discrimination against other fellow human beings (citizen of our nation). 
11. True Creator (God) does not discriminate with his own creation. He treats them all equally. He does it like a father will do for his children. 

Child: I'm thankful Papa for your eye opening ideas about life. I will not consider anyone in this world as a inferior being, for we all have the same substance and nature. None is special.  

 Papa: Son, I'm happy to share with you these ideas. I believe you will live by them and be spent for them. Live like a human being. Live like any other human being. Live like an ordinary human being. 

Child: Okay Papa, I'll talk to you later on this topic.
 let's go to sleep now... 
Papa: Okay son, sleep peacefully and joyfully!  

• (Note: Papa's talks could be with his son or with his daughter).