Sad state of affair but we have to travel KR On Tue, 14 May 2024 at 19:58, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: krishna rao khanapur <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:00 AM > Subject: [society4servingseniors] IN-1569 ATROCITIES ON BRAHMINS - > INFORMAION SERIES VOL-15 > To: society4servingseniors <[email protected]>, > Sudhakarbabu Kambhampati <[email protected]>, ravi shanker Shrivas < > [email protected]>, Linga Reddy Bahadur < > [email protected]>, m.n. gupta <[email protected]>, > VAIJAYANTHI <[email protected]>, Ramesh Bukkapatnam < > [email protected]>, R N Mital <[email protected]>, SSS Ramarao > Buddha Andhra Bank Retd <[email protected]> > > > IN-1569. > ATROCITIES ON BRAHMINS OF INFORMATION SERIES VOLUME-15 IS GIVEN BELOW. > CLICK ON IT TO OPEN THE E-BOOK. > > *The Brahmin Files: Why atrocities on Brahmins remain one of the best-kept > secrets in independent India* > > *From Maharashtra where Brahmins were killed and their homes and hearths > selectively destroyed after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, to Tamil Nadu > where being a Brahmin became a challenge post DMK victory in 1967 — the > list is long and disturbing* > > *Utpal Kumar* <https://www.firstpost.com/author/utpal-kumar> > > *Bhyragai from The Sundhya or the Daily Prayers of the Brahmins (1851) by > Sophie Charlotte, Belson. Image courtesy Rawpixel* > > *India is a complex nation. Sir Vidia Naipaul realised this after his > multiple visits. When he first came to the land of his forefathers in the > early 1960s, he was appalled at the overwhelming sight of filth, poverty > and lack of basic hygiene all across. It was “an area of darkness” for him, > with no scope for redemption. Decades later when Naipaul visited the > subcontinent again, he was much more forgiving. He was ready to scratch the > deadwood of the old civilizational body ravaged by centuries of > depredation, destruction and deprivation. He could comprehend the mind of > India, bursting and bubbling with ideas that would at times seem irrational > and nihilistic but still active and awake. India was witnessing “a million > mutinies”.* > > *Of the many fault lines across the country, Naipaul’s exploration of the > “Little Wars” in Tamil Nadu was a tragic saga of how one of the oldest and > richest cultures of the Indic civilisation was allowed to be undermined, > ravaged and even attempted to be uprooted in the name of Brahminism. > Without denying the excesses of the caste system, the fact remains that > most campaigns against Brahminism were organised and orchestrated by those > inimical to Hinduism per se: A Brahmin was targeted because he was seen as > a symbol of a civilizational Bharat. The missionaries attacked him because > he was regarded as the biggest hurdle in winning “India for the Christ '', > a fact attested by Abbe JA Dubois in Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies. > The British saw him as a unifying force of nationalism rising against > colonial rule. Worse, post-Independence, the Left joined the forces to > villainise him, for he was seen as the spiritual/religious/intellectual > fountainhead against the Godless communist diatribe.* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "societyforservingseniors" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAGzVWtWb4U%3DGqcLqPo7NQ5T9%3D_JrHwJN34jSHKnbtnHVoqcRxA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAGzVWtWb4U%3DGqcLqPo7NQ5T9%3D_JrHwJN34jSHKnbtnHVoqcRxA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > *Mar* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJ6DpOZ_4UGVn9SXQnyZ_oT_mSvC4SQ20BW_ZvoymLRTg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJ6DpOZ_4UGVn9SXQnyZ_oT_mSvC4SQ20BW_ZvoymLRTg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqKWDuoPP%3DtFJDsKcC_Z5A35QbwL%3DE2H%3DrPS1Ch1tQarQ%40mail.gmail.com.
