ಅವರ ನಿಧನ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ’ವೋ, ಅವರಿಂದಾದ ನಷ್ಟ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರ’ದ್ದೋ?
Date : 30-11-2008, Sunday | 63 Comments
Even the rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of cricket fans…
ಅದು ಎಂಥದ್ದೇ ಸಂದರ್ಭವಾಗಿರಬಹುದು, ಯಾವುದೇ ಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿರಬಹುದು. ಭಾರತ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಪಂದ್ಯವೊಂದರ ವೇಳೆ ಮಳೆ ಬಂದರೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಪ್ರಿಯ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರು ಮಾತ್ರ ಜಾಗ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕದಲುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಮಳೆಯನ್ನೂ ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಪಂದ್ಯ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವುದನ್ನೇ ಇದಿರು ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಹಾಗೆ ಕಾದು ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರ ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು “Even the rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of cricket fans….!” ಎಂದೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಟಿವಿ ಚಾನೆಲ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮುಂದಿನ ಪಂದ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮತ್ತಿನ್ನಾವುದೋ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವಾಗ ಮಳೆ ಬಂದರೂ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರು ಮಾತ್ರ ಅದೇ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇಂತಹ ‘ಕ್ಲೀಶೆ’ಗಳು ಟಿವಿ ಚಾನೆಲ್‌ಗಳಿಗಷ್ಟೇ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಪುರವಣಿಗಳನ್ನೇ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ-ಉದಯೋನ್ಮುಖ ಆಟಗಾರ, ಮನಮೋಹಕ ಆಟ, ರೋಚಕ ಜಯ, ವಿರೋಚಿತ ಗೆಲುವು, ರೋಮಾಂಚಕಾರಿ ಪಂದ್ಯ, ಅಬ್ಬರದ ಆಟ, ಯುವ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ, ಸಿಡಿಲಮರಿ… ಈ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಕ್ರೀಡಾ ಬರಹಗಾರರು ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಬಾರಿ ‘Recycle’ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆಂದರೆ, ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ನಾವು ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಬಾರಿ ಓದಿದ್ದೇವೆಂದರೆ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ‘ಕ್ಲೀಶೆ’ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಅಷ್ಟು ಹಳಸಿ, ನಾರಿ ಹೋಗಿವೆ.
Avoid cliches like the plague.
ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. That itself a cliche ಎಂಬ ಜೋಕೂ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲೇ ಇದೆ! ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಕ್ಲೀಶೆಗಳು ಬರೀ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ, ಕೆಲವು ಪದ, ಪದಗುಚ್ಛಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ, ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಂಜಲಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ. ಯಾವುದೇ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸಾಯಲಿ, ಆತ ಆಟವಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ಹಲವು ದಶಕಗಳೇ ಕಳೆದಿದ್ದ ಮಾಜಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಪಟುವಿರಬಹುದು, ಪಂಚೇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳೇ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಸಾಹಿತಿಯಾಗಿರಬಹುದು, ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಒಳಿತನ್ನುಮಾಡದಿದ್ದರೂ ಕೆಲವು ಕಾಲ ಆಡಳಿತ ನಡೆಸಿದ್ದ ಮುದಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಿರಬಹುದು. ಅವರು ನಿಧನರಾದ ಕೂಡಲೇ, ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ’ವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರು ಬರೆದು ಬಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಸಾಯುವಾಗ ಅವರಿಗೆ ೮೦, ೯೦, ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ೧೦೦ ವರ್ಷ ಮೀರಿದ್ದರೂ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ’ ಎಂದು ಬರೆಯುವುದನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಮರೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ! ಸತ್ತ ನಂತರ ಪಾಪಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆಯೂ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನೇ ಬರೆಯಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಅಘೋಷಿತ ನಿಯಮ, ವಾಡಿಕೆ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಂತಿದೆ.
ಆದರೂ ಮೊನ್ನೆ ಗುರುವಾರ ನಿಧನರಾದ ಮಾಜಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ ಪ್ರತಾಪ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ “ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ” ಎಂದು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಬರೆಯಲು ಏಕೋ ಮನಸ್ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ!
ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಅವರ ನಿಧನ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ’ವೋ ಅಥವಾ ಅವರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ಹಾಗೂ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾದ ನಷ್ಟ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರ’ದ್ದೋ ಎಂಬ ಜಿeಸೆಯನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಗಡಿಯಾರವನ್ನು ೨೦ ಅಥವಾ ೨೨ ವರ್ಷ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸಿ. “ಗಲಿ ಗಲಿ ಮೇ ಶೋರ್ ಹೈ, ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಚೋರ್ ಹೈ” ಎಂಬ ಮಾತು, ಗುರುತರ ಆರೋಪ ದೇಶದ ತುಂಬೆಲ್ಲ ಕೇಳಿಬರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಇಂದಿರಾ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರ ಹತ್ಯೆಯ ನಂತರ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ ಗಂಭೀರ ಅನುಮಾನಗಳೆದ್ದಿದ್ದವು. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶ ಕಂಡ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸ್ಫುರದ್ರೂಪಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯ ವರ್ಚಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠೆಯನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಹಗರಣ ಮಣ್ಣುಪಾಲು ಮಾಡಿತ್ತು. ೧೯೮೪ರ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭೂತಪೂರ್ವ ಜಯಗಳಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಯಾವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತರ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಿಂದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಖಾತೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರೋ ಅಂತಹ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಾದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರೇ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಪಾಲಿಗೆ ಕಂಟಕವಾಗಿದ್ದರು! ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ದೇಣಿಗೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಮನೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಐಟಿ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸಿ ಸರಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಇರುಸು-ಮುರುಸ ನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡಿದ್ದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಖಾತೆಗೆ ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಆದರೆ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ಅಲ್ಲೂ ತಗಾದೆ ತೆಗೆದರು. ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರನ್ನೇ ಪೇಚಿಗೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿಸುವಂತಹ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಖರೀದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿವೆ ಎಂಬ ವದಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಹಬ್ಚಿಸಿದರು. ದೇಶದ ತುಂಬ ಗುಸು ಗುಸು ಆರಂಭವಾಯಿತು. ಕೇಳಿ ಬಂದಿದ್ದು ಆರೋಪವಾದರೂ ದೇಶವಾಸಿಗಳ ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರು ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂತು. ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರ ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ ಆ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗಿತ್ತು. ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ಸಚಿವ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾಯಿತು. ಆದರೆ ಸಂಸದನ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೇ ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ ನೀಡಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಬಂದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ಅರುಣ್ ನೆಹರು ಮತ್ತು ಆರಿಫ್ ಮೊಹಮದ್ ಖಾನ್ ಜತೆ ಸೇರಿ ‘ಜನ ಮೋರ್ಚಾ’ ಕಟ್ಟಿದರು. ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಜನತಾ ಪಕ್ಷ, ಲೋಕದಳ, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್(ಎಸ್)ಗಳ ಜತೆ ವಿಲೀನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ‘ಜನತಾ ದಳ’ ಉದಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣರಾದರು. ಆನಂತರ ಡಿಎಂಕೆ, ಟಿಡಿಪಿ, ಎಜಿಪಿ ಮುಂತಾದ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ‘ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಫ್ರಂಟ್’ ರಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ವಿಚಾರವೇ.
ಆದರೆ ೧೯೮೯ರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರ ಸಮಗ್ರತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆಯೇ ಶಂಕೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಬೇಕಾದಂತಹ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ ಮತ್ತೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಯಿತು.
೧೯೮೯ರ ಲೋಕಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಫ್ರಂಟ್ ಗಣನೀಯ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಿದರೂ ಸರಕಾರ ರಚಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರ ಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಇತ್ತ ೮೮ ಸಂಸದರನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಎಡಪಕ್ಷಗಳು ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡಿದ ಕಾರಣ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸೇತರ ಸರಕಾರವೊಂದು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಯಿತು. ಅದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಯಾರಾಗಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯೂ ಎದುರಾಯಿತು. ಅದು ಹೊಸ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗೂ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುವ ಅಪಾಯವನ್ನು ತಂದೊಡ್ಡಿತು. ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರು ಮುಂಚೂಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು ಪ್ರಚಾರಾಂದೋಲನ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ ‘ಯಂಗ್ ಟರ್ಕ್’ ಎಂದೇ ಹೆಸರು ಗಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಪ್ರಬಲ ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು, ವಿಲೀನಕ್ಕೂ ಮೊದಲು ಜನತಾ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಸ್ಥಾನದ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿಯೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದರು. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಒಳ ಒಪ್ಪಂದವೊಂದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡರು. ಹಿರಿಯ ನಾಯಕ ದೇವಿ ಲಾಲ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಹಾಗೂ ತಾವಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡರು. ಅದಕ್ಕನುಗುಣವಾಗಿ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ೧ರಂದು ನಡೆಯಲಿರುವ ಸಂಸದೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ದೇವಿಲಾಲ್ ಹೆಸರು ಸೂಚಿಸಬೇಕಿತ್ತು ಹಾಗೂ ಅದನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಇಂತಹ ಪೂರ್ವ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಬೆನ್ನಲ್ಲೇ ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನ ‘ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್ ಹಾಲ್’ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಭೆ ಆರಂಭವಾಯಿತು. ಮೊದಲೇ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಎದ್ದು ನಿಂತ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ದೇವಿಲಾಲ್ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿದರು. ಇನ್ನೇನು ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವತಃ ಎದ್ದುನಿಂತ ದೇವಿಲಾಲ್, “ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಲಿ, ನಾನು ಹಿರಿಯ ಸಹೋದರನಂತಿರುತ್ತೇನೆ” ಎಂದುಬಿಟ್ಟರು! ಅವರ ಮಾತಿನಂತೆಯೇ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಫ್ರಂಟ್ ಸರಕಾರದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡರು. ತಮಗೆ ಸರಕಾರ ನೀಡಿದ ದೇವಿಲಾಲ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಉಪಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿದರು. ಇತ್ತ ಕುಪಿತಗೊಂಡ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಸಭೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊರ ನಡೆದರು, ಕ್ಯಾಬಿನೆಟ್‌ನಿಂದಲೂ ಹೊರಗುಳಿದರು.
ಅಂದು ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಜತೆ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯ ನಾಟಕವಾಡಿದ್ದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ದೇವಿಲಾಲ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ತೆಕ್ಕೆಗೆ ಸೆಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಪಿತೂರಿಯನ್ನೇ ರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದರು!
ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ದೇಶದ ತುಂಬ ಅಪಪ್ರಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಂತ್ರಗಾರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾದ ಮೇಲಾದರೂ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನು? ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲೇ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವ ಮುಫ್ತಿ ಮೊಹಮದ್ ಸಯೀದ್ ಅವರ ಪುತ್ರಿ ರುಬಿಯಾ ಸಯೀದ್ ಅವರ ಅಪಹರಣ ನಾಟಕ ಶುರುವಾಯಿತು. ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರಿಗೆ, ದೇಶ ಕಾಯುವ ಸೈನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಶೌರ್ಯ, ತ್ಯಾಗ, ಬಲಿದಾನಗಳ ಪಾಠ ಹೇಳುವವರೇ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತೋರಿದರು. ಅಪಹರಣಕಾರರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಮಣಿದ ಸರಕಾರ ಆಕೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸಿ ಕರೆತರುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕ ರನ್ನೇ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿತು. ಭಾರತವನ್ನು ಬಗ್ಗಿಸಬಹುದು ಎಂದು ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರಿಗೆ ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದು ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಕೈಮೀರಿ ಹೋಗಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದೇ ಆ ಘಟನೆಯ ನಂತರ. ಒಂದೆಡೆ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ, ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ ಪಂಜಾಬ್ ಹೊತ್ತಿ ಉರಿಯಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದವು. ಇಂತಹ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಹರಿಸುವತ್ತ ಗಮನಹರಿಸುವ ಬದಲು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯನ್ನು ಮಟ್ಟಹಾಕುವುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆಯೇ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಚಿಂತಿಸತೊಡಗಿದರು. ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂದಿರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಮಾತನಾಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿತು. ಅದೇನು ಹೊಸ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಹಿಂದುತ್ವ, ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆ, ಕಾಶಿ, ಮಥುರಾಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡೇ ೮೮ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಾಗಲೇ ಮುಂದೆ ಎದುರಾಗಲಿದ್ದ ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು ಅಪಾಯಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್‌ಗೆ ಅರಿವಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ವಿ.ಪಿ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಬದಲು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ‘ಕಮಂಡಲ’ವನ್ನು ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ‘ಮಂಡಲ’ವನ್ನೆತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡರು. ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಜಾತಿಯೆಂಬ ವಿಷಬೀಜವನ್ನು ಬಿತ್ತಿದರು. ಪರಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಜಾತಿ, ವರ್ಗದವರಿಗೆ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ. ೨೨.೫ರಷ್ಟು ಮೀಸಲು ನೀಡಬೇಕೆನ್ನುವ ಮಂಡಲ ಆಯೋಗದ ವರದಿಯನ್ನೇ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರಬಾರದಿತ್ತು ಎಂದಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ವಂಚಿತರಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವಾಗ ಇನ್ನುಳಿದವರು ವಂಚಿತರಾಗದಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಮೊದಲು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಅಂದರೆ ೧೯೮೦ರ ದಶಕದ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲೇ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಉದಾರೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಮಾತು ಕೇಳಿಬಂದಿತ್ತು. ನೆಹರು ಪ್ರಣೀತ ಅರೆಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ ಅರ್ಥನೀತಿಗಳಿಂದ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವ ಲಾಭವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದೂ ಸಾಬೀತಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಇಂತಹ ಲೋಪಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ ಮೊದಲು ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಬಹುದಿತ್ತು. ನರಸಿಂಹರಾವ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ಆ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನೇ ಅಲ್ಲವೆ? ಒಬ್ಬ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿ ನೆಹರು ನೀತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಶರಣು ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ನರಸಿಂಹರಾವ್ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿತ್ತು ಎನ್ನುವುದಾದರೆ, ಆ ಕೆಲಸ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಗೆ ಏಕಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ? ೧೯೮೯ರಲ್ಲೇ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಉದಾರೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತಂದು ಖಾಸಗಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡಬಹುದಿತ್ತು. ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಿತ್ತು, ಜನ ಸರಕಾರಿ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನೇ ನಂಬಿ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮೇಣವಾಗಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ ಮೀಸಲಿನ ಮಾತನಾಡಬಹುದಿತ್ತು. ಅದರ ಬದಲು ಏಕಾಏಕಿ ಮಂಡಲ ಆಯೋಗದ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರಲು ಹೊರಟರು. ಇದರಿಂದ ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದವರು, ನಗರವಾಸಿಗಳು ಕುಪಿತಗೊಂಡು ಹಿಂದುಳಿದವರ ಜತೆ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಬೇಕಾದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಯಿತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ದಿಲ್ಲಿಯ ದೇಶಬಂಧು ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗೋಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಎಂಬಾತ ಮೈಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿಹಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇಶಾದ್ಯಂತ ಉದ್ವಿಗ್ನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಗುವಂತಾಯಿತು. ಸುಟ್ಟ ಗಾಯಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನ್ಮರಣದ ನಡುವೆ ಗೋಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಹೋರಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ ಅನುಕಂಪವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ, ಮಂಡಲ್ ವರದಿ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ವೃಂದವನ್ನು ಮಾತುಕತೆಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುವ ಸೌಜನ್ಯವನ್ನೂ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ತೋರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಜನರನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕೆಲಸ ವನ್ನು ಅವರೆಂದೂ ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಬರೀ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯದ ಮಾತನಾಡತೊಡಗಿದರು.
ಆದರೆ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಅವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊಂಡು ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುವುದು ಅದೆಂಥ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯ?
ಖಂಡಿತ ಅಮೆರಿಕದಲ್ಲೂ ಕರಿಯರಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲು ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಮೀಸಲನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಒಂದು ಅರ್ಹತೆ, ಮಾನದಂಡವಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಎಲ್ಲದಕ್ಕೂ ಜಾತಿಯೇ ಮಾನದಂಡ. ಜಾತಿಯ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನೂ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು. ಬಡ್ತಿಯ ವಿಷಯ ಬಂದಾಗಲೂ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ಜಾತಿ/ವರ್ಗಗಳಿಗೆ ‘ಜಾತಿ’ಯೇ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅಳತೆಗೋಲಾಗಿ ಬಿಡುತ್ತದೆ! ‘ಟೈಮ್ ಬೌಂಡ್ ಪ್ರಮೋಶನ್’ ಎಂಬ ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿದ್ದನ್ನೇ ಅನುಭವ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವಂತೂ ಇದ್ದೇ ಇದೆ. ಮಂಡಲ್ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರು, ದಲಿತರಲ್ಲಿನ ‘ಅವಲಂಬಿತ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ’ಯನ್ನು ಗಟ್ಟಿಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದರೇ ಹೊರತು, ದಲಿತರು ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದವರ eನದ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಾವಕಾಶಗಳನ್ನು ಬಾಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಲಿಲ್ಲ. ದಲಿತರ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ, ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಬದಲು ಮೇಲಿರುವವರನ್ನು ಕೆಳಗೆಳೆಯುವುದೇ ‘ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯ’ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸಿದರು. ಇದರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ಎಷ್ಟು ಒಡೆಯಿತೆಂದರೆ, ಮೇಲ್ವರ್ಗದವರನ್ನು ಮಟ್ಟಹಾಕುವುದೇ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಅನ್ಯಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒದಗಿಸುವ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ದಲಿತರು ಯೋಚಿಸತೊಡಗಿದರು. ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ ಇದ್ದರೂ ದಲಿತರಿಂದಾಗಿ ತಮಗೆ ಸೇರಬೇಕಾದ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ತಪ್ಪಿಹೋಗುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎಂಬ ಹತಾಶೆ, ಕೋಪ ಮೇಲ್ವರ್ಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿತು. ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಮೇಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಳವರ್ಗಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಕಂದಕ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುತ್ತಲೇ ಹೋಯಿತು. ಅಂದು ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕಿದ ‘ನವ ಅವಲಂಬಿತ ಮನಃಸ್ಥಿತಿ’ ಇಂದು ನಮ್ಮ ದಲಿತ ನಾಯಕತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆಯೆಂದರೆ, ಖಾಸಗಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲೂ ಮೀಸಲು ಕೊಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ ಹಾಕಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅದು ತಮ್ಮ ಆಜನ್ಮ ಸಿದ್ಧ ಹಕ್ಕು ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಇದಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲ ಕಾರಣ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅವರೇ ಅಲ್ಲವೆ?
ಅಂದು ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಬೊಫೋರ್ಸ್ ಹಗರಣ ಕಳಂಕವನ್ನು ಅಂಟಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೋ ನಿಜ. ಆದರೆ ಅವರ ಆಡಳಿತಾವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದವು. ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ಡೂನ್ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿದ್ದ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಗಾಂಧಿ, ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ದೊರೆಯುವಂತಾಗಬೇಕು, ಬಾಚಣಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಬರೆಯುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕದವರೆಗೂ, ಊಟದಿಂದ ಉಡುವ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯವರೆಗೂ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಸಿಗುವಂತಾಗಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ದೇಶದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಒಂದೊಂದು ಶಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲು ೧೯೮೬ರಲ್ಲಿ ‘ನವೋದಯ’ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಗೂ ನಾಂದಿ ಹಾಡಿದ್ದರು, ಮತದಾನದ ವಯೋಮಾನವನ್ನು ೨೧ ರಿಂದ ೧೮ಕ್ಕಿಳಿಸುವಂತಹ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಕಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಧಾರವನ್ನೂ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು. ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಈ ದೇಶದ ಯುವಜನತೆಗೆ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಶ್ರೀಲಂಕಾಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಾಂತಿ ಪಾಲನಾ ಪಡೆಯನ್ನು(ಐಪಿಕೆಎಫ್) ಕಳುಹಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸಹಾಯ ನೀಡಲು ತುದಿಗಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದ ನಮ್ಮ ಶತ್ರು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳಾದ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಚೀನಾ ಹಿಂದೂ ಮಹಾಸಾಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಡದಂತೆ ನೋಡಿಕೊಂಡರು.
ಅಂತಹ ನಾಯಕನ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಸಿಡಿದೆದ್ದು ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೇರಿದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್ ಈ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯೇನು?
ದಲಿತರ eನವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮಾಡಿ, ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬನೆ ಮನೋ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬುವ ಬದಲು, ಅನ್ಯರ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದೂ ಕೂಡ ‘ಹಕ್ಕು’ ಎನ್ನುವ ಮನಃಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸಿದ, ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಒಡೆದ, ಮೀಸಲೆಂಬ ಪೆಡಂಭೂತ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಕಾಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ವಿ.ಪಿ. ಸಿಂಗ್, ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಮರ್ಮಾಘಾತವನ್ನುಂಟು ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಮುಂಬೈ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ ನಡೆದ ದಿನವೇ ಅಗಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆಂದು ರುಬಿಯಾ ಅವರನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಉಲ್ಬಣಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಂತಹ ಪುಕ್ಕಲ ನಿರ್ಧಾರದ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇಶದ್ರೋಹಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತೇಜನ ನೀಡಿದ ಸಿಂಗ್ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ’ವಾಗಿದೆಯೋ ಅಥವಾ ಅವರಿಂದ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾದ ನಷ್ಟ ‘ತುಂಬಲಾರ’ದ್ದೋ?
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Once again nice article.. write the similar one on devegouda, one shud realise whats the hell he done for this great nation before he go to hell.
pratap,
you have a set of readers. but don’t mislead them. being a journalist base your comments on facts. mandal commission report does not speak of reservation for scheduled castes and tribes. it is meant for backward classes. after reading your write-up I felt your are not a journalist. don’t take facts incorrect.
one more thing, bofors issue was developed into a big story because of our fellow journalists. a few committed investigative journalists worked over it day and night and succeeded to dig the truth. don’t give the credit to V P Singh.
one more thing being a journalist, first you study history. that is important.
ಪರಿಶಿಷà³à²Ÿ ಜಾತಿ, ವರà³à²—ದವರಿಗೆ ಉದà³à²¯à³‹à²— ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಶಿಕà³à²·à²£à²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಶೇ. ೨೨.೫ರಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಮೀಸಲೠನೀಡಬೇಕೆನà³à²¨à³à²µ ಮಂಡಲ ಆಯೋಗದ ವರದಿಯನà³à²¨à³‡ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತರಬಾರದಿತà³à²¤à³ ಎಂದಲà³à²². ಆದರೆ ವಂಚಿತರಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲೠಕಲà³à²ªà²¿à²¸à³à²µà²¾à²— ಇನà³à²¨à³à²³à²¿à²¦à²µà²°à³ ವಂಚಿತರಾಗದಂತಹ ಪರಿಸà³à²¥à²¿à²¤à²¿à²¯à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಮೊದಲೠಸೃಷà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¸à²¬à³‡à²•à²¿à²¤à³à²¤à³
This is the mistake you the new kids in the block are making. Find the facts. ಪರಿಶಿಷà³à²Ÿ ಜಾತಿ, ವರà³à²— is different from Backward Class. Even the atheist will pray the god for publishing this kind of columns in so called “reputed” newspaper like Vijay Karnataka. Sick of you people.
@pratap…………mandal commision gave reservations for backward classes not for scs and sts………..only reservation things comes to u r mind………..social equality never comes to u r minds…………u can see in orkut how communities r created by brahmins like BRAHMIN ENGINEERS THE BEST AND BRAHMIN THE SOURCE OF ALLL>>>>>……PROUD TO BE A BRAHMIN ETC…………THESE TYPE OF RACISM WILL NOT COME TO U RS MIND…………ONLY RESERVATION COMES………..PEJAVARA SWAMIJI IS JUSTIFYING MANUSMRITI IN 21th CENTURY……….WHY U R NOT POINTING WRONGS WITH U…………..RESERVATIONS WILL BE THERE UNTILL ALL PEOPLE GET EQUALITY………………REPLY IF U HAVE ANSWERS TO TIS GO AND SEE IN ORKUT>>>>>>>>>>>>
@pratap………..UPPER CASTE PEOPLE R NOT READY TO ACCEPT TAT ALL PEOPLE R EQUAL IN 21th CENTURY……………MAINLY VIPRAS…………………..U R BLAMING ONLY RESERVATIONS I KNOW IT IS WRONG…WHAT ABOUT RACISM BY SHOWN BY MANY VIPRA SWAMIJI BY JUSTIFYING “MANUSMRITI”……….
ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¾à²ªà³ …V P Sing ಈ ದೇಶದ ಮಾಜಿ ಪà³à²°à²§à²¾à²¨à²¿ ಎನà³à²¨à³à²µà³à²¦à³‡ ನಮà³à²® ದà³à²°à²‚ತ ….ಒಳà³à²³à³†à²¯ ಲೇಖನಕà³à²•à³† ಧನà³à²¯à²µà²¾à²¦à²—ಳೠ,,,à²à²³à³ ದಿನ ಶೋಕಾಚರಣೆ ಮಾಡà³à²¤à²¿à²°à³à²µ ಕರà³à²¨à²¾à²Ÿà²• ಸರಕಾರಕà³à²•à³† ಎನà³à²¹à³‡à²³à²¬à³‡à²•à³†à²‚ದೠಅರà³à²¥à²µà²¾à²—à³à²¤à²¿à²²à³à²² .
Mr Avinash,
Y pointing out “BRAHMIN ENGINEERS THE BEST AND BRAHMIN THE SOURCE OF ALLL, PROUD TO BE A BRAHMIN”, Dont u see Communities like “Dalit, Dalit Solidarity, Dalit Marxism, Backward and dalit caste” and many more like this???
More over Pratap’s point is revervation creates more “inequality in the society”.
U cant stop people from loving, respecting, and being proud of what they are.
Mr.Nagu & Mr.Avinash..
Why u people are blaming for the article written??? see.. when one know to read means he is also capable to understand what he reads.. and how Mr.Pratap is misleading every body?? this is the problem of our educated people…!
When one raises his voice… everybody tries to close his mouth… but never listen what he is trying to say……!!! And this is happening in our mother land by all such educated fellows mainly..!
In our Great INDIA nobody is being restricted by following there own culture and tradition. The Government was made to make people ONE and live in Harmony…
Not to provide any reservations and any thing else…. These LEADERS would have brought the uniqueness among the people.. would have tried to make them aware of this false racism..!! Y they only started to make people separate??
When we the Citizens of this great country have elected a person and made him to sit in a place of PM.. What sud be his goal????? Is it a fight with Opposition Party?? blaming each other?? Eating nicely and sleeping?? Making meaning less programmes?? visiting places with all other hundreds of members with our money??? when there is any bomb blast or any other incident means coming and saying few words and going back…???
Please tell me.. How many of us r really bothered about the Protection of our country?? We are the educated fellows right?? but then also r we people r having atleast minimum concern about these bomb blasts and for innocent people who have died for these terror attacks??? We also feel there pain only when we lose our relatives..!! then only we come to know what is the pain…! RIGHT??
Just analyse.. The Mumbai CM took around 90 minutes to know the situation whats going on at TAJ Hotel and Trident Hotel…!! and these fellows are being so called as our Nation leaders…. Suppose at that situation if any of the Political Leader was being caught by this Terrorists means.. immediately A full force military with all possible facilities would had been provided and even they will be ready to release the prisoned terrorists !! this is the situation of our Law and rules & regulations. Really great tragedy of our Nation when we have such great leader to whom we have asked to rule on us…!! Try to understand.. atleast the uneducated people are curious to know what is the situation going on at Mumbai.. but we so called educated are not at all bothered to know though we know to read.!
U only know to right meaning less comments in the web sites……
As because u people get awareness ONLY when u read some article and write what ever the comments u feel…
Then pl let us know how many of us have thought for a while about the situations the country is under going.. how many have keen interest in sharing views of our neighbours??
some body made some rules… some body revised those and made them as per there comfortability…We people do not question as because WE ARE VERY BUSY!!!
Rajesh n Nagu(!), don’t act smart. Check the facts before u pass judgement.
The Mandal Commission in India was established in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to “identify the socially or educationally backward.”. It was headed by Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine “backwardness.” In 1980, the commission’s report affirmed the affirmative action practice under Indian law whereby members of lower castes (known as Other Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes and Tribes) were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government jobs and slots in public universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, increasing them by 27% to 49.5%.
When the Mandal report was 1st implemented during PV Narasimha Rao’s regime, sc/sts were bestowed with 22.5 percent reservation in Govt jobs n educational institutions.
But OBCs had to wait untill 2007 to get such privileges. OBCs were given given 27 percent reservation under 93 amendment by UPA govt. That credit mainly goes to Arjun singh. Now the total reservation stands at 49.5 percent.
Get ur facts right.
@VINUTHA…………communities like dalit never support racism…………but communities like brahmin engineers the best ,sanatana dharma creates racism and casteism…………only hinduism preaches casteism and social inequality…………….nobody in christians will act like this…………u r swamijis always dont allow people from lower caste to enter int temples and eat prasada along with them…………..this causes more inequality than reservation………..
i agree that reservation is wrong n it should be given on financial criteria that is what MAYAWATI is telling…………….BUT U PEOPLE R NOT ACCEPTING THAT ALL PEOPLE R EQUAL………..U ALWAYS TELL TAT WE R GRT NO ONE CAN REACH US>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THIS UTTER RACIAM IN ORKUT AM OPPOSING……………
@VINUTHA>>>>>>>>>>U cant stop people from loving, respecting, and being proud of what they are……………….
>>>>>>>>>>GO AND SEE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES U WILL SEE THE FORUMS LIKE R NON BRAHMINS HAVE GOOD CULTURE,CAN TEY COMPETE WITH US,WE R THE SUPREME PERSONS…………WHY THESE TYPE OF SENTENCES AM ASKING>>>>>>>>>IF U R PROUD NO PROBEM FOR US…………BUT WHY THESE ABUSING AND TEASING OTHER PEOPLE>>>>>>>>OTHERS R NOT HUMANS??????????
Hai Boss
Thanks for giving a nice article
What happend to Nagu and Rajesh ?
Can they get their facts right? or.. will they keep posting junk comments and go back to sleep after that?
A truly informative and invaluable article continue the same and lets spread the truth. I especially like the way you answered the comments too. keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Prathap
Thanks for wonderful article dear Pratap. Its indeed a requirement for the newgen / nextgen people to know the facts right especially when they cannot extract the archives of facts from the history.
Pratap, I liked the way you answered those who wanted to defend themselves against the truth.
Coming to the point of reservation, though USA
Hey, reservation shameless candidates, look at the archives of 2006.
“Bangalore, April 20: A day after Manmohan Singh asked industries to broadbase employment and make it representative, Wipro chairman Azim Premji made it clear that his firm would recruit people only on the basis of merit thus ruling out reservation at Wipro”
“We compete with global companies. We are primarily in the service business in terms of the mix of our consolidated revenues”, Azim Premji said, adding, “Service business is highly people-dependent. People make you (the company) successful or the people make you less successful”.
“The one of the Genius Sir M Vishveshvariah too told the govt not to recruit the candidates based on reservation, and it should be based on Merit only.”
“Even Ambedkar, the leader of Dalit, only to have reservation for 10years.”
“Merit cannot be compromised. We are not quiet (on the issue of reservation in private sector)… we cannot afford to compromise competitiveness in the corporate sector. -by Munjal, CMD Hero Honda
Now reservation has become more of political rather than to help the poor.
Am not sure in USA there is still reservation for blacks. I have not seen / heard any black is ‘depressed’ over education or job just because he/she is a black.
In western countries, there is ‘no security of life’ (forget about job security) unless you work hard and show-up your talent.
Pl. remember life in USA is tougher than in India, if you are lazy, no one saves you just because you are high/low caste or color.
Today reservation is just political than helping the poor and depressed.
If there has to be reservation “LET IT BE BASED ON ECONOMIC CONDITION, NOT ON BIRTH identity”
By the way I don’t pray God, heaven for VP Sing’s soul.
Dear Pratap, what a nice heading for the article. I completely agree with the facts of your article.
I vaguely remember an incident, once Lalu asked higher boys to marry low caste girls so that he can reserve a job in government. So! a Brahmin boy went n asked Lalu that he wants to marry his daughter so that he can get a JOB!” (lalu had 7 daughters at that time (Don’t’ know now how many…)).
What Lalu did? Curious? ……….. Oh dear! He is a Politician!!
ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ಉತà³à²¤à²® ಲೇಖನ, ಧನà³à²¯à²µà²¾à²¦à²—ಳೠಪà³à²°à²¤à²¾à²ªà³.
ಒಂದೠಹಳೆಯ ಜೋಕೠನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬರà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³†.
ಒಮà³à²®à³† ರಾಜ ಕಾರಣಿಗಳೠಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿದರಂತೆ, ಸಮಾಜದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಸಮಾನತೆ ತರà³à²µà³à²¦à³ ಹೇಗೆ?
ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳಲà³à²²à²µà³‡? ಒಬà³à²¬à²¬à³à²¬à²°à³‚ ಒಂದೊಂದೠಸಲಹೆ ಕೊಟà³à²Ÿà²°à²‚ತೆ. ಯಾವà³à²¦à³‚ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಒಪà³à²ªà²¿à²—ೆಯಾಗಲಿಲà³à²². ಕೊನೆಗೊಂದೠನಿರà³à²§à²¾à²°à²•à³à²•à³† ಬಂದರà³. “ಹಿಂದà³à²³à²¿à²¦à²µà²°à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಮà³à²‚ದೆ ತರà³à²µà³à²¦à³ ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ಕಷà³à²Ÿ, ಅದಕà³à²•à³† ಮà³à²‚ದೆ ಇರà³à²µà²°à²¨à³à²¨à³ ಹಿಂದೆ ತಂದà³à²¬à²¿à²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²°à³†? ವಾವà³, ಎಂಥ à²à²¡à²¿à²¯à²¾!”
ನಮà³à²® ದೇಶದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಇದೠಜೋಕೠಆಗದೆ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಆಗà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¤à³à²¤à³. ಅದೃಷà³à²Ÿà²µà²¶à²¾à²¤à³, ‘ಉದಾರೀಕರಣ’ ನೀತಿ ಜಾರಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿತà³, à²à²Ÿà²¿ ಎಂಬ ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ ‘ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²à³†’ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕà³à²•à²¿à²¤à³.
ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಹೌದà³, ‘ರಿಸೆರà³à²µà³†à²¶à²¨’ ಎಂಬ à²à³‚ತದಿಂದ à²à²¾à²°à²¤ ತನà³à²¨ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²à³†à²—ಳನà³à²¨ ಮತà³à²¤à³ ವರà³à²šà²¸à³à²¸à²¨à³à²¨ ಕಳೆದà³à²•à³Šà²³à³à²³à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³†. ಅಂದರೆ à²à²¾à²°à²¤ ಹಾಳಾಗà³à²µà³à²¦à²•à³à²•à³† ಕಾರಣ, ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ಈ ‘ರೆಸೆರà³à²µà³†à²¶à²¨à³’ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ. ಆದರೆ ಅದೇ ಅವರ ಜೀವಾಳ. ದೇಶ ಹಾಳಾದರೆ ಅವರಿಗೇನೠಚಿಂತೆ?
ಇದೠಎಷà³à²Ÿà²° ಮಟà³à²Ÿà²¿à²—ೆ ಬೆಳೆದಿದೆ ಎನà³à²¨à³à²µà³à²¦à²•à³à²•à³† ಒಂದೠಉದಾಹರಣೆ:
ನಾನೠಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ BTM, ಕೆಂಗಲೠಹನà³à²®à²‚ತಯà³à²¯ ರೋಡೠಮà³à²‚ತಾದ ಕಡೆ ‘ಗೋಡೆ ಬರಹ’ ಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ನೋಡಿದà³à²¦à³‡à²¨à³†. “ದಲಿತರ ಎರಡೠವೋಟಿನ ಹಕà³à²•à²¿à²—ಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡಿ”. “Give 2 votes Right to Dalits, it’s their birth right”.
ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ ಇದೠ‘ನಿಜವಾದ’ ದಲಿತರೠಬರೆದಿರà³à²µà³à²¦à²²à³à²². ನಿಜವಾದ ದಲಿತರನà³à²¨à³ ಹಾದಿ ತಪà³à²ªà²¿à²¸à²²à³ ಬರೆದಿರà³à²µ ಅರೆ- ಬರೆ ಕಲಿತ ರಾಜ ಕಾರಣಿಗಳà³.
ಹೋಗಲಿ ಬಿಡಿ.
ನಾನೠಕೆಲವೠಪà³à²°à²¶à³à²¨à³†à²—ಳನà³à²¨ ಕೇಳà³à²¤à³à²¤à³‡à²¨à³†, ‘ರಿಸೆರà³à²µà³†à²¶à²¨’ ಅà²à³à²¯à²°à³à²¥à²¿à²—ಳೠಉತà³à²¤à²° ಕೊಡಲಿ.
೧) ನೀವೠಈಗ ಪà³à²°à²§à²¾à²¨ ಮಂತà³à²°à²¿, ನಿಮà³à²® ಖಾಸಗಿ ವೈದà³à²¯ ‘ರೆಸೆರà³à²µà³†à²¶à²¨à³’ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ವೈದà³à²¯à²¨à²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²°à³† ಅವನನà³à²¨à³ ನೇಮಿಸಿಕೊಳà³à²³à³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²¾?
೨) ನಿಮà³à²® ವಿಮಾನ ಚಾಲಕ ಕೂಡ ಹೀಗೇ ಇದà³à²¦à²°à³† ಅವನನà³à²¨à³ ಇಟà³à²Ÿà³à²•à³Šà²³à³à²³à³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²¾?
೩) ‘ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²°à³‡ ದೇಶ ಬಿಟà³à²Ÿà³ ತೊಲಗಿ’ ಎಂದೠಗೋಡೆ ಬರಹ ಬರೆಯà³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²²à³à²²? ಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£à²° ಸಹಾಯವಿಲà³à²²à²¦à³† ಮೇಲೆಬಂದ ನಿಮà³à²® ಯಾವà³à²¦à³‡ ‘ಅತೀ ಎತà³à²¤à²°à²¦’ ನಾಯಕರಿದà³à²¦à²¾à²°à³† ತೋರಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²¾? (ನಾನೠಲೋಕಲೠಲೀಡರನ ಕೇಳà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²²à³à²²)
೪) ನೀವೠಶà³à²°à³€à²®à²‚ತರೠ(ಅಂದರೆ, ಹೊಟà³à²Ÿà³†à²—ೆ, ಬಟà³à²Ÿà³†à²—ೆ, ಸೂರಿಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆಯಿಲà³à²²), ನಿಮà³à²® ಮಗನಿಗೆ/ಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತà³à²¤à³† ರಿಸರà³à²µà³‡à²¶à²¨à³ ಯಾಕೆ ಕೇಳà³à²¤à³à²¤à³€à²°à²¾?
೫) ನೀವೠಹಿಂದà³à²³à²¿à²¦ ಜಾತಿಯವರೠಎಂಬ ಒಂದೇ ಕಾರಣಕà³à²•à²¾à²—ಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಮನೆ, ಹಸà³, ಎಮà³à²®à³†, ಆಡೠಮà³à²‚ತಾದ ಸರà³à²•à²¾à²°à³€ ಸೌಲà²à³à²¯ ಗಳನà³à²¨à³ ಒದಗಿಸಲಾಗಿತà³à²¤à³. ಈಗ ಎಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಜನರ ಹತà³à²¤à²¿à²° ಇವೠಇದೆ?
೬) ನೀವೠಇಂಜಿನೀಯರà³/ಡಾಕà³à²Ÿà²°à³ ಈಗ. ಪಾಸಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀವೠ‘ಹೇಗೆ’ ಪಾಸಾಗಿದà³à²¦à³ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳà³à²³à²²à³ ಸಂಕೋಚ ಯಾಕೆ?
à³) ನಿಮà³à²®à²²à³à²²à²¿ IAS/IPS ಬೇಕಾದಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಜನ ಇದà³à²¦à²°à³†. ಆದರೆ, ವಿಜà³à²¨à³à²¯à²¾à²¨à²¿à²—ಳà³, CA ಗಳà³, CE ಗಳೠಯಾಕಿಲà³à²²?
(IPS ಮತà³à²¤à³ IAS ಗಳೠಹೇಗೆ ಪಾಸಾಗà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²°à³† ಅನà³à²¨à³‹à²¦à³ ಗೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²°à³‹ ವಿಷಯ)
à³®) ನಿಮಗೆ ಸಾಕಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಜಮೀನà³/ಆಸà³à²¤à²¿/ಮನೆ ಮà³à²‚ತಾದà³à²µà³ ಇರà³à²µà²¾à²— ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವà³à²¦à³‡ ಜಾತಿಯ ನಿರà³à²—ತಿಕರೠರಿಸರà³à²µà³†à²¶à²¨à³à²¨à²¿à²¨ ಉಪಯೋಗ ತೆಗೆದೠಕೊಳà³à²³à²²à²¿ ಎಂದೠಯಾಕೆ ಯೋಚಿಸà³à²µà³à²¦à²¿à²²à³à²²? ಮತà³à²¤à³ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಯಾಕೆ ಸಪೋರà³à²Ÿà³ ಮಾಡà³à²µà³à²¦à²¿à²²à³à²²?
೯) ನಿಮà³à²® ವಿದà³à²¯à²¾à²°à³à²¥à²¿ ಜೀವನದಲà³à²²à²¿, ನಿಮà³à²® ಪಕà³à²•à²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಕà³à²³à²¿à²¤, ಹೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²¨ ಕೂಳಿಗೂ ಕಷà³à²Ÿ ಪಡà³à²µ ‘ಮà³à²‚ದà³à²µà²°à³†à²¦ ಜಾತಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ’ ಸಹಪಾಠಿ ಫೀಸೠಕಟà³à²Ÿà²²à³ ಪರದಾಡà³à²µà²¾à²— ನೀವೠಫೀಸಿನ ‘ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ’ ಪಡೆದಿದà³à²¦à³ ನೆನಪಿಲà³à²²à²µà³‡? ನಿಮà³à²® ಕರà³à²³à³ ಚà³à²°à³à²°à³ ಅನà³à²¨à²²à²¿à²²à³à²²à²µà³‡? ಹಾಗಿದà³à²¦à²°à³† ಮತà³à²¤à³‡à²•à³† ‘ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ’ ತೆಗೆದà³à²•à³Šà²‚ಡಿರಿ? ನೀವೠಆದರà³à²¶à²µà²¾à²¦à²¿à²—ಳೠನಿಜವಾದರೆ , ಎಲà³à²²à²¿ ಹೋಯಿತೠನಿಮà³à²® ಆದರà³à²¶ ವಾದ, ಸಮಾನತೆ?
೧೦) ಯಾವà³à²¦à³‡ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²·à³à²Ÿà²¿à²¤ ವಿದà³à²¯à²¾à²¸à²‚ಸà³à²¤à³†à²¯à²²à³à²²à²¿ ವಿದà³à²¯à²¾à²à³à²¯à²¾à²¸ ಮಾಡà³à²µà²µà²°à²¿à²—ೆ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²à³†à²¯, ಅಂಕದ ಮಾನದಂಡ ಇದà³à²¦à³‡ ಇದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇತà³à²¤à³€à²šà²¿à²—ೆ ಅರà³à²œà³à²¨à³ ಸಿಂಗೠಮಾಡಿದà³à²¦à³‡à²¨à³? IIT, IIM ಗಳಿಗೆ ಪà³à²°à²ªà²‚ಚದಲà³à²²à³‡ ಮಹತà³à²µà²¦ ಜಾಗವಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈಗ? à²à²¾à²°à²¤ ಮà³à²‚ದà³à²µà²°à³†à²¯ ಬಾರದ? ನೀವà³à²¯à²¾à²•à³† ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²à²Ÿà²¿à²¸à²²à²¿à²²à³à²²?
ಈ ಪà³à²°à²¶à³à²¨à³†à²—ಳೠಖಂಡಿತಾ ನಮà³à²® ನಮà³à²®à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಒಡಕೠತರಲೠಅಲà³à²². ಆದರೆ ನಿಮà³à²® ಬಗà³à²—ೆ ಬೇರೆಯವರೠà²à²¨à³ ಯೋಚಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¾à²°à³† ಎಂದೠನಿಮಗೆ ಗೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²°à²²à²¿ ಅಂತ.
ಇಲà³à²²à³Šà²‚ದೠಸತà³à²¯ ಕಥೆಯಿದೆ, ಓದಿ.
ನನà³à²¨ ಪರಿಚಯದ ಒಬà³à²¬ ಮಹಾತà³à²®à²°à³ HAL ನಲà³à²²à²¿ ಚೀಫೠಮà³à²¯à²¾à²¨à³‡à²œà²°à³ ಆಗಿದà³à²¦à²°à³, ಈಗ ನಿವೃತà³à²¤.
ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಹತà³à²¤à²¿à²° ಅವರ ಊರಿನಲà³à²²à²¿ ಅವರೇ ಮೊಟà³à²Ÿà²®à³Šà²¦à²² ಇಂಜಿನೀಯರಿಂಗೠಪಧವೀಧರರà³. ಅಷà³à²Ÿà³‡à²•à³†, ತಾಲà³à²²à³‚ಕಿನಲà³à²²à³‡ ಅತೀಹೆಚà³à²šà³ ಅಂಕ ತೆಗೆದೠಕೊಂಡವರà³.
ತಹಶೀಲà³à²¦à²¾à²°à²° ನೇತೃತà³à²µà²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಅವರನà³à²¨à³ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದರಂತೆ. ಕಾರಣ ಗೊತà³à²¤à³‡? ಕಡà³à²¬à²¡à²µà²°à²¾à²¦à²°à³‚, ಹà³à²Ÿà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¨à²¿à²‚ದ ದಲಿತರಾಗಿಯೂ ಅವರೠಎಲà³à²²à²¿à²¯à³‚ ರಿಸರà³à²µà³‡à²¶à²¨à³ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳà³à²³à²²à²¿à²²à³à²². ಅಷà³à²Ÿà³‡ ಅಲà³à²² ಅವರ ಜೀವನದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಯಾವ ಅಪà³à²²à²¿à²•à³‡à²¶à²¨à³ ನಲà³à²²à³‚ ಜಾತಿ ಸೌಲà²à³à²¯ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳà³à²³à²²à²¿à²²à³à²². ಅವರ ಮಕà³à²•à²³à²¨à³à²¨à³‚ ಹಾಗೇ ಬೆಳೆಸಿದರà³. ವಿನಯ-ವಿದà³à²¯à³†à²¯à²¿à²‚ದ ಕೂಡಿದ ಎರಡೂ ಗಂಡà³à²®à²•à³à²•à²²à³‚ ಈಗ ವಿದೇಶದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಉನà³à²¨à²¤ ಹà³à²¦à³à²¦à³†à²¯à²²à³à²²à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²¾à²°à³†, ಎಲà³à²² ಕಡೆಯೂ ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²à³†à²¯à³‡ ಮಾನದಂಡ, ಪರಿಶà³à²°à²®à²µà³‡ ಅವರ ಯಶಸà³à²¸à²¿à²¨ ಮೂಲ. ನನಗೆ ಅವರೠಆದರà³à²¶à²ªà³à²°à²¾à²¯. ಇವತà³à²¤à²¿à²—ೂ ಅವರ ಸಂಪರà³à²•à²µà²¿à²Ÿà³à²Ÿà³à²•à³Šà²‚ಡಿದà³à²¦à³‡à²¨à³†, ಮನೆಯಲà³à²²à²¿ ಅವರ ಫೋಟೋ ಇಟà³à²Ÿà³ ಕೊಂಡಿದà³à²¦à³‡à²¨à³†. ಇವತà³à²¤à³ ಇಂಥವರೠಎಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಜನ?
ಇಲà³à²²à²¿ ಜಾತಿ ಯಾಕೆ ಬರà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¦à³†? ನಾನೠಬà³à²°à²¾à²¹à³à²®à²£, ಅವರೠಹೊಲೆಯನ? ಯಾಕೆ ಎಲà³à²²à²°à²¿à²—ೂ ರಿಸರà³à²µà³‡à²¶à²¨à³ ಎಂಬ ಕà³à²·à³à²²à³à²²à²• ಒಳಮಾರà³à²—?
@vishnu bhat……………..reservation on caste basis is wrong…….but waht about arrogant statement made by vipra swamijis and politicians??????pejavara still belieives in varnashram ……….in mantralaya still there is separate food giving for brahmins and non brahmins……….why these facts will not come to u r american minds????????what u have contributed back to india………..why upper caste in india especially brahmins are not ready to accept other caste people as human beings…………and not treating them equal……………….in keral still dalits r not allowed to enter the temple?????????u ppl r the most racist ppl in this earth planet……………only in hinduism these type of acts r there……………….
Hi Avinash,
I dont know which century you are in. There are NO temples that does not allow backward people. And allmost all swamijis today support the backward people to be given similar rights.
Regarding the Forums you are talking about, There are always people with cheap mentality. It does not depend on caste.
I am not a racist. I too have christian friends. I agree there are some inequalities in Hinduism. But thats true in every civilization. But you people are emphasising this issue.
Please stop such cheap tricks of splitting Indians. According to me all Indians are Hindus because Hinduism is not just a religion but a great civilization, that thought people lead life in better way.
Avinash…
Listen..U have written “in keral still dalits r not allowed “.Dont bluff man.
Dont think that since pratap is from karnataka only kannadigas will be reading him.I m from thrissur man.In kerala there are no such temples.In fact there are so many temples wherein pujaris r non brahmins.If u have any evidence proving your statement please enlighten us.
@suresh nair…………..in guruvayur temple pujaris r not allowing jesudas the legenday musician to enter into the temple……….eventhough he loves sri krishna…………………why is this rule not allowing other religion people to enter into temple…………..?????????……….
@VINUTHA IYENGAR…………………6 months back PEJAVARA SWAMIJI openly told that “MANUSMRITI ” is the rule of hinduism……………how can one justify manusmriti which divided the people on the basis of birth?????//and giving inequality women.???????
@SURESH NAIR…………………..
DO u know MANTRALAYA………………????////while giving MID-DAY PRASADA(MEALS) there is separate rooms for brahmins and non brahmins………..CONGRESS POLITICIAN SIDDARAMAIH openly critisised it!!!!!!!!!!
WHY
THESE THINGS WILL NEVER COME TO U R MIND???????????????????
@SURESH NAIR…………………PEOPLE in kerala r diverted to communism becoz of INEQUALITY…………………I KNOW RESERVATION MUST BE GIVEN ON THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATUS……………..BUT WHY THIS RACISM AND INEQUALITY?????????JUST ON THE BASIS OF BIRTH ONLY>………..BAGAVADGITA TELLS EVERY ONE IS SHUDRA BY BIRTH ONLY GOOD KARMA CAN MAKE HIM BRAHMIN………………
@VINUTHA……….U MUST BE KNOWING MINISTER RAMDAS AND FORMER CENTRAL MINISTER ANANTHKUMAR…………………ANANTKUMAR IN BRAHMIN MAHA SABHA OPENLY ADDRESED THE GATHERING THAT FOLLOW THE VARNASHRAM………………ALL CASTE PEOPLE IN KARNATAKA ARE SWHUDRAS…………….BEHELD TO SANATANA DHARMA…………
WHEN PEOPLE R NOT TREATING US EQUAL IN HINDUISM WE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SIDDARAMAIH MADE AHINDA TO GET EQUALITY…………………..
@pratap………. i agree with u that every one must work har to get the success not by RESERVATION…………….BUT HOW TO GET EQUALITY IN HINDUISM WHICH SEEMS TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO CASTE FEELING NOWADAYS?????//
೧. ಕಾಂಗà³à²°à³†à²¸à³ ಪಕà³à²·à²•à³à²•à³† ದೇಣಿಗೆ ನೀಡà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೋದà³à²¯à²®à²¿à²—ಳೠಹಾಗೂ ಕೆಲವೠಪà³à²°à²¤à²¿à²·à³à² ಿತ ವà³à²¯à²•à³à²¤à²¿à²—ಳ ಮನೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ à²à²Ÿà²¿ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸಿ ಸರಕಾರಕà³à²•à³† ಇರà³à²¸à³-ಮà³à²°à³à²¸ ನà³à²¨à³à²‚ಟà³à²®à²¾à²¡à²¿à²°à³à²µà³à²¦à³
೨. ಶಸà³à²¤à³à²°à²¾à²¸à³à²¤à³à²° ಖರೀದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ದಾಖಲೆಗಳೠಸಿಕà³à²•à²¿ ಅದನà³à²¨à³ ಬಹಿರರà³à³¦à²— ಪಡಿಸಿದà³à²¦à³
ತಪà³à²ªà²¾?
ಕಾಂಗà³à²°à³†à²¸à³ ಪಕà³à²·à²•à³à²•à³† ದೇಣಿಗೆ ನೀಡà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦ ಮಾತà³à²°à²•à³à²•à³‡ à²à²Ÿà²¿ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಿದà³à²¦à³ ತಪà³à²ªà³ ಅ೦ದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ? ಆವರನà³à²¨à³ ಅà²à²¿à²¨à³¦à²¦à²¿à²¸à²¬à³‡à²•à³…ತಮà³à²® ಪಾರà³à²Ÿà²¿ à²à²¨à³‡ ಮದಿದರೂ ಸರಿ à²à²¨à³à²¨à³à²µ ಈಗಿನ ರಾಜಕರನಣಿಗಿ೦ತ ಉತà³à²¤à²® ಅಲà³à²²à²µà³†?
Pratap,
Congratulations for you that the political thugs too are your readers now, and they await your articles more eagerly than others… Congrats once again!
@Mr Babu Rao- Can you stop your CAPITAL CASE CACOPHONY?
For all your own merit- why don’t you meet some andhra Reddys and Kammas and ask them to feel equal to each other?
Hi pratap,
ತà³à²‚ಬಾ ಉತà³à²¤à²® ಲೇಖನ, ಧನà³à²¯à²µà²¾à²¦à²—ಳೠಪà³à²°à²¤à²¾à²ªà³, write the similar one on devegouda…..
Dear Prathap,
Good artcicle, though little bit unconventional! It is good that in the first part of the article itself you have set the tone that you are going to write something unconventional.
I agree with your points. I have the opinion that Mr V.P. Singh has changed the dimension of Indian politics. He has grown the ‘casteism’ in politics and we can see this reservation issue still increasing it’s mileage. More and more castes want to be considered as ‘backward’ to gain the benifits(ex: Gujjar agitation). Now it seems majority of population wants to be considered as backward as possible!Society is divided more than ever. Todays’ politician’s are considering this as a good platform for their individual benefit. Castes’ so far unheard of are figthing to avail this reservation privilege. It is very sad that even most of the ‘cream layer’ people among the ‘backward castes’ are not willing to let the privilege be passed to someone else.
Some ex MP has written in Vijaya Karnataka (Today’s edition) that this article is something “samskaravillada baraha”!. It is not necessary that since a person is no more, we should not criticize him. Our opinion and view points should be framed from the truth and facts.
Thanks for the brave article.
#9Pratap Simha
“Rajesh n Nagu(!), don’t act smart. Check the facts before u pass judgement.”
Arrogance of this blogger is sickening. How can he say “Check the facts before u pass judgement” when he himself had distorted the facts.
“But OBCs had to wait until 2007 to get such privileges. OBCs were given given 27 percent reservation under 93 amendment by UPA govt.”
Does he really believe that reservations for OBC’s were granted only after 2007?
The whole country knows(After all those protests) that Mr Arjun Singh
was only extending the 27% of OBC quota – which was already existent since
1993(albeit partially implemented – Mainly job reservation ) – to “Central-aided educational institutions”
“When the Mandal report was 1st implemented during PV Narasimha Rao’s regime, sc/sts were bestowed with 22.5 percent reservation in Govt jobs n educational institutions. ”
It was not the first time in this country, the reservations
were given to SC,ST’s at national level. In fact SC and ST quotas were
in practice even before the Mandal commission was formed.
(Even though it may not have been 22.5%, But it was not far from it.)
If there was a nationwide stir against the implementation of Mandal commission
it was because of commission’s recommendations to extend the reservation
to other backward classes at national level(Though in reality
Many sates including Karnataka, had provisioned reservations to OBC’s much prior to this)
“The Mandal Commission in India was established in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to “identify the socially or educationally backward.â€. It was headed by Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine “backwardness.†In 1980, the commission’s report affirmed the affirmative action practice under Indian law whereby members of lower castes (known as Other Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes and Tribes) were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government jobs and slots in public universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, increasing them by 27% to 49.5%.”
To the blogger:
Please have the decency to mention the source when you pick up an entire
paragraph from somewhere (Like you copied and pasted the above paragraph in your reply)
Yes , VP Singh was one of our weaker prime ministers
and took few ill-judged decisions during his tenure.
But he was also a man of integrity, non-corrupt and secular.
and definitely he did not deserve this kind of drivel from the blogger.
Thanks
Sunil Nayak
avinash….
Avinash Bhai says “I KNOW RESERVATION MUST BE GIVEN ON THE BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATUS”………Yes ,You know things.Then why write all these things?
I definitely agree that few decades ago the situation in Kerala was horrible.Inequality was there.But now it is not there.So why reservation on the basis of “birth” now?
Even if you give reservation on caste basis there should be certain norms like,say if one claims it ,his next generation should not get reservation.The person who claims the reservation gets enough resources to support his next generation.If this is implemented the benefit of reservation will get distributed.
One thing you should understand all these reservation stuffs are game plan of politicians to divide the nation so that they will be in power to mint money.U should fall prey for their game plan.
Just look at a lower class or middle class family fellow (in terms of financial back ground)who is from general category.He will not be having enough financial support to have education in good institutes.He will not be having enough money for extra coaching,to buy good books etc.He wont get any scholarship.He has to fight for the remaining 51% of seats.Don’t you think it is unfair?
Reservation on the basis of caste is dividing and will divide the nation.
So actually speaking since financial restraint is the major factor ,reservation if given should be given on the basis of financial background not on the basis of caste.(I agree many will misuse this.One can hide his income and claim reservation.Hence to stop this if one is found guilty he should be punished rigorously.)
@suresh bhai…………..hello sir…….am not at all supporting reservation…………………..why in guruvayauru temple pujaris r not allowing jesudas…………………..am just asking why these upper caste people r still not treating others as humans????????????why many vipra smamijis r justifying “MANUSMRITI”???????????????
@suresh………………AM JUST ASKING MANY PEOPLE IN UPPER CASTE STILL PRACTICES UNTOUCHABILITY>………….THEY DO BELIEVE IN VARNASHRAM……………………………..MANY SWAMIJIS R OPPOSING INTERCASTE MARRIAGES OPENLY…….WHY THESE RACISM AM ASKING??????????????/I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN ANTI QUOTA RALLY TWO YEARS BACK>>>>>>>AM A MEDICAL STUDENT WHO OPPOSES RACISM AND BELEIVES IN EQUALITY………………………
Hello Pratap,
I believe that journalists use clichés to pay respects to the departed soul out of deep veneration they have to highest office the person once held. This is true in case of former Prime Minister of India Mr. V.P. Singh and the newspapers that praised Mr. Singh who passed away last week.
The world has had many leaders in various countries who made bad decisions when they were in power but most citizens of those countries have kind words for such person after his/her death just because they have such deep respect for the highest political office in the land and they think it is their patriotic duty to do so. The United States is no exception either, remember Richard Nixon?
When you replied to a reader comment(Comment #9) it appears that you have copied an entire paragraph related to Mandal Commission from an online source. The complete paragraph matches verbatim to an entry in Wikipedia and I am surprised you did not give credit to your source. I believe it is a basic etiquette that every author follows to give credit when he/she quotes facts and figures.
Another word about Wikipedia. Please remember that Wikipedia entries are not from a authoritative source. Any person can update information on Wiki and in the past there have been instances where the Wiki information has been hacked by few un-scrupulous people to promote a personal agenda. I hope you just won’t depend on Wiki as the sole source of information for your columns.
Always remember that what you write is read by thousands of young minds who could shape their opinions based the facts and figures in your column.
Siddu
NY,USA.
Mr. Siddu, try to understand the spirit of my article instead of trying to score some brownie points. I mights have taken the few lines from wiki to throw light on the subject, but infromation is not anybody’s property. U can cross check the facts, if u wish…
Any issues?
Score brownie points? LOL Pratap, you are very funny! Curious what made you think I was trying to a score brownie point.
All I was trying to say was(to quote from the Spiderman movie) “With great power comes great responsibility”. You have the power to write a column in one of the reputed newspapers in Karnataka and with that power you also have a great responsibility to guide the society in the right path. That’s all. I have nothing but good intention here.
You are absolutely right that information is not anybodys property but credit should be given where it is due.
Siddu
NY,USA.
Pratap, While I agree with most of the things you said about VP Singh, I have a suggestion for you. Do not try to defend your view by responding to every disagreement. Sometimes there will be mediocre thinkers like above. You can not respond to everyone who disagrees with what you say. All that you can do is to put your views across and be open to what people say.
Hi Prathap ಅಂಕಣ Nice ಆಗಿ Sharp ಆಗಿದೆ ಇನà³à²¨à³ ವಿಸà³à²¤à²¾à²°à²µà²¾à²—ಿದà³à²¦à²°à³† ಚೆನà³à²¨à²¾à²—ಿರà³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¤à³à²¤à³.Vishnu bhat ರವರೇ,ನಿಮà³à²® ಬರಹ ನನà³à²¨ ಮನದಾಳದ ಮಾತಾಗಿತà³à²¤à³ ಸà³à²µà²²à³à²ª ಕಹಿ ಆದರೂ ಅದೇ ಸತà³à²¯. Reservation ನ ಬಿಸಿ ನನಗೠತಾಕಿದೆ ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ನಿಮà³à²® ಮಾತಿಗೆ ನನà³à²¨ ಪೂರà³à²£ ಸಹಮತ ಇದೆ. Avinash ಅವರೇ ಅಸಮಾನತೆ ಕೇವಲ ಹಿಂದೂ ಥರà³à²®à²¦à²²à³à²²à²¿ ಮಾತà³à²° ಇಲà³à²² ಬೇರೆ ಥರà³à²®à²¦à²²à³à²²à³‚ ಇದೆ ಸೂಷà³à²®à²¤à³† ಇಂದ ನೋಡಿ ಕಾಣಿಸà³à²¤à³à²¤à³†.
Avinash Bhai…
I appreciate your concerns.As a medico you should treat the diseases affecting the society too.You are reading the symptoms ,eliciting the signs also.Now you should come to a proper diagnosis after identifying the social pathology!!!Dont go by the pseudo-signs and land up in wrong-diagnosis.
Now you have asked a totally different question.Why are you getting J.Yesudas into this matter?He is a christian.Why he should enter Guruvayoor.?Christians believe only in Christ.They are supposed to be against worshiping moorthties.What will he do inside a temple?If he is ready to come back to hinduism he will be allowed.
But many argue that for a hindu vasudhaiva kutumbakam.So u can allow him,because he is also one of our family member.Anyway we are discussing totally different issue over here.
Nowadays nobody is practicing untouchability,If somebody is, then he should be sued.Few reports have come in newspapers.Those found guilty should be punished.For those few unfortunate cases why blame all ?
See few doctors stole kidney,that does not mean even Avinash will do the same.No he wont.He is a nice guy. he is worried about the social diseases too apart from his patients.Am I clear Doctor?
One more thing you told about intercaste marriage…Nowadays the number has increased significantly.Dont you think so?But the question here is will intercaste marriage really helps?Differences(diet, customs,language etc etc..)will be significantly high in intercaste marriages.More the differences ,more will be chances of future problems.This is my feeling young doctor.
And you have written most of the swamijis oppose intercaste marriage…Just think about most of the orthodox families.they will also not entertain intercaste marriage.Why only swamiji ? blame all.That is nothing to do with untouchability. Even in Christians they have sub castes,they too dont entertain inter subcaste marriages.
What reservation does is a negative approach.In this approach an individual will not grow up to his full potential.Because he knows that studying less is also OK because he has the cover of reservation.Instead you teach him properly.Make him study well.He will be growing to his maximum potential since he has to compete with all.We need such people to build the nation.Not a person who has not grown to his full potential.
What we really need is positive approach doctor.
(1)All those who have come up taking advantage of the reservation should make sure that their friends study well.They should guide them properly.Provide them standard educational facilities.It is their duty.It is Our duty.
(2)So called upper caste people can also help in these works.That will promote harmony.That will create a freindly environment.Thats what many swamijis are doing ,They are providing quality education to all.
Pratap Sir,
Article was really nice.Thank you very much.
@Mr. Avinash Babu rao!
Your comments only shows how sick you are.
• “what u have contributed back to india…..â€
Am not surprised by your childish question, many ‘koopa-mandookas’ asks such questions. I think you are so ignorant about the works/projects on contributions by NRIs to India. Many NRI website gives detailed contribution projects to India. I dont need to explain a bit.
But one thing you remember Avinash, we never ever burden to India asking for reservation on education, jobs and other govt facilities. Additionally, giving back to our mother country even though she is not asking.
• “ALL CASTE PEOPLE IN KARNATAKA ARE SWHUDRASâ€
What are you talking about?……..then which state you are from? Watch your steps.
• …………….BUT HOW TO GET EQUALITY IN HINDUISM WHICH SEEMS TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO CASTE FEELING NOWADAYS?????//
If Brahmins did not seen them equals, u wouldn’t have seen the Greats of Ambedkar, H. Narasimhaiah, Abdul Kalam, Shishunal sharief, Swamiji Vivekananda and many more…
All Religions in the world have many inequalities within them. Probably you don’t know how they literally fight each other group internally. Ask your christian friends, how they treated blacks as slaves for thousands of years.
In Hinduism?
You can talk anything, do anything and spread anything. Hindus never treated inhumanly like Mulslims & Christians treated the blacks.
It seems you don’t have belief in yourself.
I explained you how a born Shudra has done great and shown to the society. Can you achieve that in your life?
Grow-up man. Come out of your vicious circle and think independently.
Hope you become a good doctor and serve the society.
Try to understand the meaning of the questions I asked before if not answering.
Thanks Vishnu Bhat..
I guess at least now Mr. Avinash Babu rao has understood that he should think twice before making any such statements.
But if he still continues asking such silly, stupid, illogical questions i can just call him as a “VithanDa Vaadi”. A person who just argues for the sake of doing it, without any meaning behind it.
ಕೊದ೦ಡ ರಾಮಯà³à²¯ ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತà³à²°à²¦à³à²°à³à²—ದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಗೆದà³à²¡à²¦à³à²¦à³ ಎಂಬà³à²¦à³ ಇಡೀ ಚಿತà³à²°à²¦à³à²°à³à²—ದ ಜಿಲà³à²²à³†à²—ೆ ಗೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³† .
ಅವರೠಗೆದà³à²¦à²¦à³à²¦à³† ಜಾತಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮಾಡಿ.ಆದà³à²¦à²°à²¿à²‚ದ ಅವರೠಲಾಲೂ ಪà³à²°à²¸à²¾à²¦à³ ಯಾದವೠಕರೆಯಿಸಿ ಯಾದವ ಸಮà³à²®à³†à²³à²¨ ಮಾಡಿ.
ಎಲà³à²²à²¾ ನಮà³à²® ಜಾತಿ ಅಂತಾ ಜನಗಳಿಗೆ ಅವರಲà³à²²à³‡ ಒಗà³à²—ಟà³à²¤à³‚ ಮೂಡಿಸಿ ಚಿತà³à²°à²¦à³à²°à³à²—ದ ಇತಿಹಾಸದಲà³à²²à³‡ ಜಾತಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಮಾಡಿ ಗೆದà³à²¦ à²à²•à³ˆà²• ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ
Very Nice article dear pratap!!
#37- to Vishnu Bhat.
Hindus never treated inhumanly like Mulslims & Christians treated the blacks?
I Don”t agree. What about “Sati Paddathi”.
Was it not satatinic and inhuman act?
Hi ,
I really agree with the content in the Article which is very informative.
That s the magic of Pratap s writing.
There are so many who support and do not support the Article, that tells there are so many who read the article.
Reshmaji,
Sati was not widely practiced all over India.So it is not a integral part of hinduism,because if it is then it should have been practiced all over India.But it is not the case.Only some parts of north India especially Rajasthan and some parts of Bengal etc. it was praciced by limited number of people.
Do u have any hindu religious text compelling a widow to commit sati ?
It is a bad practice,I agree ,But the prevalence was also so less.Only blown out of proportion by westerners for various reasons.So please dont do the same mistake again.
Most people(ignorant) think that it is a custom in which the widow is forcibly thrown into the funeral pyre of her husband.Please note, it is not.
Most of the times voluntarily done.It was self sacrifice.May be few cases were there where widows were forcibly thrown ,but u cant attribute that to hinduism.It was banned.Now it is virtually non-existent .Only 29 cases have been reported since 1947.
ಚೇತನ,
ಸತಿ ಪದà³à²¦à²¤à²¿ ಹಿಂದೂಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಮರಿಕೊಂಡಿದà³à²¦à³ ಮà³à²¸à²²à³à²®à²¾à²¨à²°à²¿à²‚ದ ಎನà³à²¨à³à²µ ಕಟೠಸತà³à²¯ ಎಷà³à²Ÿà³ ಜನಕà³à²•à³† ಗೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³†à²¯à³‹ ನನಗಂತೂ ಗೊತà³à²¤à²¿à²²à³à²². ಉತà³à²¤à²° à²à²¾à²°à²¤à³€à²¯à²°à²²à³à²²à²¿ ನಡೆಯà³à²µ ಮಧà³à²¯à²°à²¾à²¤à³à²°à²¿ ಮಹೂರà³à²¤à²—ಳ ಮದà³à²µà³†à²—ಳಿಗೂ ಇವರ ಆಕà³à²°à²®à²£ ನೀತಿ ಕಾರಣ ಸಂಕà³à²·à²¿à²ªà³à²¤à²µà²¾à²—ಷà³à²Ÿà³† ಹೇಳಿದà³à²¦à³‡à²¨à³†.
ಪà³à²°à²¤à²¾à²ªà³,
ಸತà³à²¤à²µà²°à³ ಉಗà³à²°à²—ಾಮಿಗಳಾಗಿದà³à²¦à²°à³‚ ಸಹ ಹಾಡಿ ಹೊಗಳಬೇಕೆನà³à²¨à³à²µ ಸಂಪà³à²°à²¦à²¾à²¯ ಮà³à²°à²¿à²¦à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²•à³à²•à³† ಅà²à²¿à²¨à²‚ದನೆಗಳà³. ಬಹà³à²¶à²ƒ ಈ ದೇಶ ಕಂಡ ಅತà³à²¯à²‚ತ ದà³à²°à³à²¬à²², ಕೆಟà³à²Ÿ ಪà³à²°à²§à²¾à²¨ ಮಂತà³à²°à²¿à²¯à³†à²‚ದರೆ, ವಿ,ಪಿ ಸಿಂಗೠಎನà³à²¨à³à²µà³à²¦à²°à²²à³à²²à²¿ ನನಗಂತೂ ಅನà³à²®à²¾à²¨à²µà²¿à²²à³à²². ಅದರ ನಂತರದ ಸà³à²¥à²¾à²¨ ನಮà³à²® ದೇವೇಗೌಡರಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲಿದೆ ಬಿಡಿ.
Thanks for the clarifications by Mr. Suresh Nair and Mr. Prasanna and Vinuthaji.
Though its going out of the subject, just wanna inform you Reshma,
‘Sati’ was a new practice started during Muslim barbarism era to avoid being victim of wicked Muslims. However it was voluntary.
You might have read (if you are a Hindu) the story of ‘Sati Savithri’, why Savithri pleaded Yama to take her along. Without knowing the essence/morale of the story, people made it a laughing stuff.
Westerner (even today) writes very color fully about this to criticize Hinduism.
First of all one must know, ‘Hinduism’ is not a Religion taught by a single person or based on limited knowledge of one human being. This ‘way of life’ is formed by numerous highly knowledgeable scholars and saints.
Besides, Hindus adopted/updated their knowledge and practices time to time.
Unlike many other religions, we have welcomed all good qualities from all corners of the world. At the same time, we have sheltered some evils also.
As Sureshji said, you cannot generalize a tiny practice to the ocean of Hinduism.
However we are not so cruel to run a FATWA against any individual.
That is the reason why Hinduism never dies.
why pratap is silent to sunil nayak’s comments?
i was surprised to know that pratap, a columnist in a leading newspaper, does not check facts before making use of them in his writings. it is unbecoming of a journalist. depending only wikipedia and other unauthentic internet sources makes one a pseudo-scholar. pratap is one such. instead of boasting himself as too intelligent, better he sit and study.
Half-knowledge is dangerous.
Pratap, I found the stream of comments your article more intriguing than the article itself.
The debate that is going on is more like nit-picking than providing any real value-add, except show how narrowly focused some of us could be, and how this can be (and has always been) misused by people in power.
Power, money, knowledge have no caste no religion no nationality no barriers. All of these can be used for the good of mankind or to achieve personal selfish agendas, and you see instances of both throughout history, including mythology.
Hinduism is NOT a religion, IT IS A WAY OF LIFE. It is a way of life that first started getting defined during the vedic times. I do not claim to have read the vedas and I too am speaking on half-knowledge here (which could potentially be dangerous, I acknowledge). However, my guesswork, my analysis, whatever you call it tells me this – A way of life started getting defined on Indian soil many thousand years ago. This process spanned many many centuries, maybe a couple thousand years even. They gave us the vedas, overlapped and followed by the treatises (Upanishads). The caste system as it started back then was based on vocation, which was inturn based on a person’s abilities and interests – Knowledge/spirituality, courage/leadership, tradesmanship, sheer diligence – these were probably the traits that marked the four varnas. Initially the societal structure was such that each of these traits were equally valued. Then, as some people started getting overly smart and greedy they started tilting the balance in their favour. By the time of the Mahabharata you see instances where varnashrama was being based on birth rather than ability – Though Drona was a warrior, he was still a brahmin (because he was one by birth). However also note that he wasnt disallowed from pursuing his warrior-interest. Then you see Karna who though by true-birth and valour was a Kshatriya, by adoption he was a fisherman’s son and so was opposed entering the Kshatriya varna. So you notice that by then birth was being held as a bigger determinant of varna, and also that the varnashrama had gotten more vertical/heirarchical.
And as more and more thousand years got added on, more and more meaningless rules, prejudices started getting layered on Hinduism and what started as a way of life gradually became a religion with all its rituals, rules, regulations and restrictions – all man made.
So if there are communities on orkut that proclaim Brahmin supremacy then they are a classic example of people who probably have less stuff and more pomp, flaunting birth and gloating about it. And if you ask me, anyone who knows their true worth and is a human being worthy of respect, doesnt go about flaunting it OR fighting those who flaunt. Why? For two reasons – Tumbida koda tulukodilla and nayi bogalidre deva loka halagodilla. So if we have Brahmins claiming supremacy or backward-classes whining with inferiority – neither of those really matter because at the end of the day true worth usually prevails. And people of true worth avoid mud-slinging. Kocche li yaake kallu yesi beku?
The best way for the so called backward classes to become non-backward is by relying on their inherent competencies and their true-worth. Any other measure will be temporary and non-sustaining. In fact reservation as it stands in today’s world, in my opinion, is a clever move by politicians who want to maintain their vote banks by keeping people more backward and preventing them from moving forward with confidence, based on their own true abilities. It also creates this animosity towards other so called “upward” classes and thus our great politicians get to divide and rule. Something they have learnt very well from the British who have left legacies of divide and rule policies behind them in probably all of their colonies – religion, caste, language, any trait attached to a person by birth can be used to divide and rule. And where else can you find a better breeding ground for this policy than in India, where in an area of 1sq km, you will find atleast 3 different religions, 5 different languages and 15 different castes, where you see a dialect or language change every 100km, a land of more than 2000 ethnic groups, a land that has representation from every major religion of the world
A land that has more than 200 distinct languages and more than 2000 dialects, essentially a land of diversity that goes beyond anyone’s comprehension! (Facts Courtesy: http://www.answers.com/topic/demographics-of-india)
Our savvy politicians want us to carry the burden of reservation, they want us to be divided on caste, they want us to be backward as long as possible, because thats how they can ensure their seats of power. I guess Shastry, Nijalingappa and JP’s generation was the last one which had substantial numbers of worthy political leaders who really cared about the progress of the country more than their own seat of power. Come Indira Gandhi, come sycophantic Congress politics, come preservation of backwardness, preservation of ignorance, prevention of absolute progress.
Despite all this however our country is making never before strides in the world today. Just imagine what we could have done if all of us stood as one, forgave and forgot differences and moved ahead on a pure mertiocracy?? A democracy of 1.2 billion people, almost 4 times the size of America, what could we have done?? For sure no terrorist would have dared set foot on Indian soil in the name of Jihad! For sure we wouldnt have seen any communcal riots, for sure Mumbai would not have happened!
Yes it seems Utopian unrealistic..but stop for a moment and think, if not perfection, if not Utopia, we could come close, or at least be better than where we are now.
My request to all of you – spread the word around, root out caste based politics, bring a leadership in the country that values true meritocracy more than birth, and that can be done, if we stop bickering among ourselves as to who is bad, who is the egotistical opressor for centuries and instead of looking backwards start looking forwards and move on towards light rather than darkness. Question yourself what you have done other than talking among friends, arguing on the web, to make our country a better place, to change public policies for the good of all, to make our land safe for ourselves and for future generations to come.
I rest my case (for the time being),
Hindustani
Yes,What chaitra says is true.
I would like to add few words….
Most of the well educated people dont vote.Only around 60% people do vote.Naturally majority of those 60% can be easily misguided by our politicians.That is one of the reasons why we have all these corrupt useless leaders.
So what I request u people here is “PLEASE VOTE”.Even those who are abroad can come back and vote.(Once in few years they get this opportunity to do their duty)
KATTUVEVU (KATTONA) NAAVU HOSA NAADONDANU,RASADA BEEDONDANU……