"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.

Has God created you like this?

When you meet people from the oppressed communities, you will often hear from them, "Bhagwan ne hamen eisa hee bayaya hai..." which means "God has created us like this only" So, they blame on god for every poor, illiteracy, unjust and bad condition. Which at first looks like they are saying it right. 

However, I want to share this thought that God didn't make us like that. God didn't make us poor, unjust and in low conditions but it is the the perverted mind of the some, who have made others in poor and lowly conditions. It is the selfish desire of some who can't see others happy as they are. It is their 'careful crafted stories' that some people have been sent on this earth with a lowly status and poor dignity.Through these 'careful crafted stories' they try to trap fellow human beings and make their lives miserable. 

No one has the right, to blame the fellow human beings that it's because of their birth in certain families, castes, creed or region that you will have poor, unjust, miserable lives. They are wrong in this kind of understanding. They need to change it. They need to have a perspective that others are also their fellow human beings. And since they are all like them with one head, one mouth, two ears, one chest, two hands, one stomach, two legs, and two feet, They also came from their mother's womb after 9 months, so what makes one higher and other lower? This is absolutely nonsense to say, someone God made you like that so you have to live like that for all the years of life. 

And the Oppressed also need to understand that they should not believe anything said and propagated by the crafty people. They need to understand that they are also having the same privilege of this world like the air, sun, light, water, breath of life etc. and they should make a good use of these resources. They also need to learn it that if God had ever made them poor, underprivileged, lowly, unjust conditions then He will not supply those natural resources equally for them. 

So, friends learn to say, God didn't make us poor, lowly, unjust, and unprivileged but some crafty people, careful crafted stories and certain cercumstances made them like that. And they need to oppose those ideas, philosophy and try to create equal opportunities for them and their future generations. 

So, Be Wise and learn what this world is trying to say and do for you and for your children. 

 

"Sorry, we can't do this" Don't say this.

"Sorry, we cannot do this..."This is what people from Dalit background talk, if someone would encourage them to enter into a business, medical, engineering, Indian Administrative Services, making a media house, making carrier into politics etc.This is a general perception, of the Bahujan communities. 

It is not a mistake of the present generation but of the older generations, who taught their future generations, "we are poor people (hum greeb log hain), we can't think of better paying jobs or professions." But a question can be asked here, who taught them to say this? The answer is, it is a people who wanted to do monopoly in the certain good jobs and professions. These were the people, who could not see other people prosper and living a better life. 

What should be present generation do about the better paying jobs and professions? They should not say, "NO" in the first instance, rather they should say or should be taught to say, "I'll try, I will work hard to get there, I hope I can make it, Perhaps I  will make itc."

So, before saying, "Sorry, I can't do this"  try it, analyze the situation, find the facts, calculate the cost etc, and proceed with a positive mind, and I hope you will make it, like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, and others who have made it there. Don't panic and don't get discouraged in the beginning itself rather Try it and proceed for it, be it any field in the present context. 

Through this blog, I watned to say that Bahujans can do it and they can make it and they can get there. Don't be dedcieved by people who teach you and your older generations, you people can't make it. Prove them and their philosophy wrong. 

Someone said, "dar ke aage jeet hai" (there's victory beyond fear). 

So, try it, without fear...