The following quote from the article sums up the human nature very aptly : Among the broad generalizations he favors, he says that Dalits aspire to marry upper-caste Brahmins to step up the ladder. He married a woman from his own caste, who, he proudly points out, is light-skinned. Across the caste ladder, fair complexion is still preferred over dark. /unquote.
For women the "fair-skinned" color bias transcends caste, religion and creed but it might be ignored if the woman in question possessed sharp features (skin color not withstanding) and came from a rich family (father would compensate her lack of white skin, hence beauty) or were highly educated (monthly dowry instead of lumpsum amount). Dont see that happenning if the woman has neither. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Bonobashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Even during the early mediaeval Hindu revival, very large sections of society > went 'crypto', as in the case of the Maranos, and there is a close link > between Tantrik Hinduism and the Buddhist practice that it more or less > evolved from, sometime between 800 AD to 1200 AD. Its only the Mahayana tradition (called Tibetian Buddhism) which has semblances of Tantrik hinduism** practices. ** tantric traditions in hinduism exists, is largely rejected by the vedic/upanishad followers, akin to a Theravada buddhist ignoring the mahayana tradition. > such dangerous alternatives, was obviously not welcome; note that one of > Shankaracharya's forays was Wasnt it the grand-guru of Adi Shankaracharya, Gaudapada who exponentiated non-duality and theorized logic into bite-sized nuggets for easy consumption by laymen.
