Educated Enlightened Slaves

 

There is a saying 'the unschooled is blind with eyes wide open'--but I have a slight eccentric opinion. A large portion of the educated Indian mass (not all) are the real filthy in our society; holy hypocrites. I call em educated fool. They are enormously mentally impaired due to the childhood Religio-cultural indoctrination to a degree that any number of degrees they collect can not be able to sanitize their mind. I have huge examples and experiences to back my stand. Here are some of them...

• A retired OAS officer posted matrimony profile for her daughter. He clearly mentioned the 'to-be husband of her daughter' should be from a caste of their own, which is 'Karana' (see the snap shot below)

• Few months back I talked with a student. She belongs to Brahmin Caste. She was upset about her look and overweight body. I asked her whether she prefer to marry a suitable guy in a caste other than her own and she quickly replied, 'no, sir'. I enquired why the guy should be in her caste and she replied, 'I don't know, but it matters, caste matters to me.'

• A couple of years back I got a marriage proposal through a matrimony site. The father of the girl contacted me over phone introducing him as a Nuclear Scientist working in BARC and enquired about my qualification (then I was in my M.Tech. final year), family status, future plans etc...and after that he told me about his eleven point agenda through which he will select the groom for his daughter. I was awestruck hearing his No. 1 point i.e. horoscope matching is mandatory. I protested against his first point and questioned him how a horoscope match will ensure an enduring conjugal relationship and he replied saying that is what they believe in. The proposal got cancelled because of a mismatching horoscope.

•  In another incident, I confronted with a lady (about their practice of caste discrimination) in her early 40s who is also a Brahmin, smart looking in her appearance and with a presentable personality. She sounded modern, but in reality a windbag herself. She arrogantly and foolishly submitted that she is old enough to do anything in her actions and decisions which can contribute for reforming society in this regard. From my personal connection I know that she and her siblings are indoctrinated by their parents (especially by their pious and saintly Mother) since their childhood that varna hybridization (which occurs by inter-caste marriage) breeds that generation who are responsible for all sorts of social instabilities like theft, rape, atrocities, terrorism, massacre and other despicable activities. Here is what one of her sister posted about their youngest sister in matrimony ads.

 

another one with a strict instruction about caste ....

one more example to be noted...

• An IIT educated friend of mine who (also a Brahmin) quite openly and proudly used to tell me that he and his family members do not follow the caste practice ( he used to talk while peeing with the sacred thread dangling from his ear). But, when I asked why is he searching strictly a Brahmin girl for marrying, he replied saying, 'what my Father will think, what my sister will think!!!! they will get humiliation from community.' Explained. Plain and simple. He has a social camouflage and I am a fool little creature.

Many of my friends challenged me--as my fierce open criticism and rationality offends them--whether I could marry a Muslim girl. I told them, 'yes, I could, if I get suitable partner. Doesn't matter in which caste or religion she belong to.' They say, 'You can't, coz' it's easier said than done.' I told them to find one for me and I'll be more than happy to prove them wrong.

  

-Susanta Behera

Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati.

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Glossary
OAS : Orissa Administrative Service
Karana : Name of a caste/community in Orissa
Orissa now spelt as Odisha.