Re: [ZESTCaste] Nepal: 'Benefits' of being Brahmin

How is it anyone can stand outside history and say, I had nothing to do with
this! it was "only" my ancestors....nothing remains today? That is hard to
believe. What is the percentage of Brahmans and other so-called "upper"
castes in parliament? in business? in the professions? is that totally
accidental? perhaps they are simply more "meritorious"! Anyway, the denial
is the same as would be made by so many Indian Brahmans!

And, "these prohibitory orders were imposed only if wrongs were
known"....Astounding sentence. Atrocities against Dalits take place only
when their "wrong" in being a Dalit is known!! Ambedkar himself had no
trouble when his caste was not "known"; only after becoming "known" was he
thrown out of his boarding, or as a child thrown out of a bullock cart....

Gail

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Siddhartha Kumar <
mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=14982
>
> 'Benefits' of being Brahmin
> MAHABIR PAUDYAL

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