QUESTION 13:
Why should Hindu Identity be given up?
Answered by Shekhar Bodhakar
I suggest we should ban the word
"Hindu" from our vocabulary altogether.
Especially to MAKE A POINT to those SCs who
identify themselves as Hindus, that no Indian is now a Hindu.
All who were once Hindus of Hindustan are
now called Indians of India
AND
NO SC ST, including Kovind, is a Hindu Annihilate this "Hindu" Concept, at least from OUR
vocabulary, just as we have almost annihilated "Hindustan" from OUR
vocabulary.
Apart from annihilating jati identities, I
think this is what needs to be understood the most and tackled first. As long
as there is a Hindu identity, the Avarnas are doomed. Tell that to the SC
Neo-Hindus, the Ghost-Hindus.
Whoever, today calls themselves a Hindu, is a
Neo-Hindu (not even a Pseudo Hindu because a pseudo is a fake of something
which is real and there cannot be real Hindus, citizens of Hindustan, as there
is no more a Hindustan). Once an official Hindustan (hopefully not) is
created, we will ALL be called Hindus
BOTH,
Hindustan AND the Hindu identity must be challenged whenever you can,
where-ever you can. If your enemies can give you harmful new labels like
Dalits, Dalit-Buddhists, Neo-Buddhists and Harijans why can't you give them the
befitting NEO HINDU label?
They are bound to ask you what that means and
you'll have a perfect excuse to explain the reasons.
Even Brahmins are not
Hindus.
In a
letter to PM Ramsay Mcdonald in Sept 1932, Mr. Gandhi wrote,
"In
the establishment of separate electorates at all for the 'depressed
classes', I sense the injection of poison that is calculated to destroy
Hinduism."
It
would've been more accurate if instead of "Hinduism" he had he
said, "the Hindu identity."
People
from the scheduled castes and tribes who believe deprivation of their right to
separate electorate was a great injustice but continue to call themselves
Hindus ARE THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITES IN INDIAN HISTORY.
If
Separate Electorates had been implemented as was legally decided, NO PERSON
FROM THE SCHEDULED CLASSES WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED A HINDU TODAY. People
belonging to the scheduled castes need to remember that Hindu was a
forced identity on them ensuring separate electorate doesn't take place.
That's why
Dr. Ambedkar said "Gandhi is the greatest enemy the untouchables ever
had"
2. THE DALIT IDENTITY is
just as harmful as the Hindu Identity and must always be challenged.
Hindu identity encompasses many groups, taking
them away from their cultural/group identities. It aids in annihilating their
real identity.
SIMILARLY,
They Dalit identity encompasses other groups
too.. Dalit-Muslims, Dalit-Sikhs, Dalit-Buddhists. They will all be eventually
tagged with Dalit- Hindus (the Muslim may escape).
Question the propagators of Dalitism should be
asked..
If Dalits are just people from castes that
were scheduled, then what purpose does giving a new label to the scheduled
castes serve?
THEY need to answer this first.
WE know the answer
Pravin Bhalsain of IIBS (Indian
Institute of Buddhist studies) explains this very well.
3. SCs who always use SC/ST/OBC, shows
they are thinking with a political mindset ONLY and have brainwashed
themselves to thinking only a political revolution can save them, not realizing
there cannot be a truly effective political revolution without first there
being a solid social revolution. Those who think a Dalit economic revolution is
the only solution fall in the same "Neo-Hindu Dalit" trap.
Those who focus on kickstarting a social
revolution use the terms SC ST and other minorities. The Varnadharmi Shudras
cannot be our friends in the social revolution if they call themselves Hindus.
They belong to the Shudra Varna Dharma.
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ALSO READ:
1.What is the meaning of the word Hindu?
2. What is the exact meaning of the Hindi word “Dalit”?
4. When will another Dalit leader like Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
rise?
5. Do Dalits in India consider themselves Hindus?
6. Why are Dalits called ‘untouchables’ in India?
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