What needs to be done?

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Research into India’s genetics has not been given much importance and is still in its infancy. Much of it is authored by foreign authors and conducted from outside India. This must change. India must take ownership of the research into its past, the same way China has done for itself. In order to achieve this, India must do the following.

First, India needs to develop world-class genetics research groups and establish state-of-the-art genetic testing laboratories. At present, Indian researchers have to send genetic material abroad for testing.

Second, the DNA of skeletons found in Sindhu-Sarasvati civilization sites such as Rakhigarhi must be analyzed in order to determine their ancestry and genetics. If the R1a1a haplogroup is detected in these skeletons, it will end the debate over the civilization’s origins and language, once and for all.

DNA from four such skeletons was extracted in 2015 and the material was sent to South Korea for DNA testing. The results were expected to be published in 2016, but have not yet seen the light of day. Research such as this must be prioritized and fast-tracked.

Third, the well-known technique of forensic facial reconstruction should be employed to recreate the faces of individuals whose skeletons have been found in various Sindhu-Sarasvati civilization sites, so that we may learn what our ancestors looked like. Many of these skeletons are kept in various museums throughout the country. Forensic facial reconstruction is a routine, straightforward and inexpensive technique which has existed for decades, and which was recently employed to reconstruct the face of Richard III of England. It is inexplicable that the ASI has not done this yet.

Fourth, Indian textbooks must be modernized. They must be expunged of the blatant leftist slant that has plagued them for decades. History textbooks especially need to be decontaminated. Education must be based upon hard facts and scientific evidence; it must not be allowed to be used as a political tool.

Finally, the leftist choke-hold on Indian academia must end. The leftist clique has succeeded in propagandizing generations of otherwise intelligent Indians, conditioning them to unquestioningly buy into their fringe narrative. Its institutionalized sophistry has indoctrinated countless students into supporting Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir and China’s stand on Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh, championing separatist and anarchist movements, and questioning India’s right to exist as a nation.

Education and academia must deal in knowledge, not narratives. Knowledge must remain pure, it must not be allowed to be influenced by ideology and politics. 

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Is Tamil Nadu becoming a Nazi Germany?

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Whenever we hear the word 'Nazi', it reminds us of The Holocaust. It reminds us how a wrong propaganda was used to target a minority.
Contrary to what many people believe that it was Hitler's hatred for Jews which led to holocaust, I believe that it was Hitler's hunger for power which led to holocaust.

Targeting a successful minority group is a widely used tactic used by world leaders from time immemorial to rise through ranks and become a messiah of the ‘so called oppressed’.

Hitler used the same propanganda. He utilised his remarkable speaking skills to turn the defeated and impoverished Germans against the Jews. Jews were a small but a prominent group among his opposing parties which included Bolsheviks, socialists, social democrats. He blamed them for the German defeat in World War I and thus used the Jewish blood to etch his name in history. The other explanation of ‘a superior race’ was just a superficial move to enhance the hatred and division.

Tamilnadu is facing a similar scenario on a smaller scale. Let me first give you the background of the whole story about some people who are using 'hate politics' to gain power.

Periyar Ramasamy

(Disclaimer: Periyar was a great personality who brought several social reforms but I believe that his principles were wrongly utilised to justify hatred against a whole community in South India.)

Born in a wealthy Indian family, Periyar faced discrimination from some Brahmins when he visited Kashi temple. To vent out his anger, he started criticizing the entire Brahmin community for the exploitation of people (like Hitler targeted Jews). He preached that the Brahmins had monopolised and cheated other communities for decades and deprived them of self-respect.

His followers (DMK party like Nazi party) started advocating the thesis that the Tamil language was much richer than Sanskrit and Hindi and hence started targeting the Brahmins in the name of Sanskrit (like Hitler preached superiority of Aryans). Periyar also stated that if words of North Indian origin (Sanskrit) are removed from Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, only Tamil will be left.

What he did not preach about the community that constitutes just 5% of India’s population:

1. There is no SINGLE Brahmin god in Hinduism! All gods are from backward castes, dalits and tribals. Brahmins never created the concept of Gods in Hinduism.
2. Vedic literature was mostly written by non-Brahmins! The Manusmriti which was used to criticize Brahmins was written by Manu, a non-Brahmin. Ramayana was writen by a tribal Valmiki and Mahabharata was written by Vyasa who was born to a fisherwoman.
3. Historical evidences show that poor hapless Brahmins were beheaded by Arabian invaders, crucified in Goa by the Portuguese Inquisition, vilified by British missionaries, and morally crucified today by their own brothers and sisters. Then how can one claim that just a particular community faced oppression?

What was the result?

Recent attacks on Brahmins senseless and rooted in Periyar’s iconoclasm

The anti-Brahmin theory was planned and successfully planted by hostile invaders, colonialist and missionaries of conversion and by politicians to keep the public blind and at the same time gain power. The same tactic was employed by Hilter to gain power - ‘Create Hate and Rule’.

Like in many other revolutions, if anger and aggression had evolved organically, it should have been the wealthy landowning / ruling castes  on the receiving end of all this anger. But in the case of Tamil Nadu, this movement had a political agenda whereby they just chose Brahmins as the punching bag. They were easy targets because they were economically weakest relative to other forward castes, literally owned no land (except may be delta region), but still were the most visible, since many of them worked as civil servants in the British era. The result is that Brahmin population is a shrinking demographic in Tamil Nadu, and will be extinct soon. 

The more depressing fact is that even the educated masses are attracted by this movement. Still there is a hope that people will realize their folly and move above the caste barriers.

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Untouchability- Is this a problem present only in Hinduism?

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Whenever India's achievements are discussed on world stage, someone always pops up a question that maligns India's name- 'Untouchability'.
The caste system of India remains a dark spot in the otherwise vibrant history of India. But is it exclusive only for India?

Innocent uneducated folks have always suffered because of some educated groups who were able to climb the social ladders using the shoulders of the fellow masses as the steps of ladder. It is not just a matter of history. Even today, the less educated masses work as labourers and drain-cleaners while the more educated people continue to hold big lofty posts. The division of work is essential for the function of any society. This is called the 'varna system' in Hinduism. The original varna system was just like the present day division of work. It was a mobile system where the son of a potter could become the head of the Republic while the son of a chieftain could learn and teach others. The problem began with the increase in power of some particular groups who destroyed the mobility of varna system.
Still, there have been many instances in the history of India where people from the 'oppressed classes' became rulers though I won't state their names because this will start a new caste claiming debate. According to the Hindu mythologies, there are many instances where Gods took birth even in the 'oppressed class' families. One of the supreme Hindu dieties, Lord Krishna was born in a yadav family which is now considered as another backward community by the government of India. So, it was not always the case that some castes were always excluded from the mainstream society of Indians. This was the nature of the caste system or the varna system of India. Now, let's talk about the other societies of the world.

To begin with, let's talk about the western society which constantly ridicules India for its caste system:
Cagots- Cagots were the dalits( which means 'the oppressed') of France and Spain. They were made to live in outskirts of town. Cagots were excluded from all political and social rights. They were not allowed to marry non-Cagots, enter taverns, hold cabarets, use public fountains, sell food or wine, touch food in the market, work with livestock, or enter the mill. They were allowed to enter a church only by a special door, and during the service, a rail separated them from the other worshippers. Either they were altogether forbidden to partake of the sacrament, or the water stoup was reserved for their exclusive use. They were compelled to wear a distinctive dress.
Their cruel treatment lasted through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Industrial Revolution, with the prejudice fading only in the 19th and 20th centuries. These types of castes were present in almost all the societies that existed. Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Tibetans, Middle Eastern and Africans all had such kind of a caste system. However, only the Indian caste system seems to be highlighted every now and then. If you try to give an explanation for this prejudice by saying that it still exists in the Hindu society, then you need to need to know that even other religions have this kind of divisions. Islam has Ashrafs which are considered superior because of their aristocratic ancestry while the Ajlafs and Arzals are considered inferior. There are separate seats, separate communion cups, burial grounds, and churches for members of the lower castes, especially in the Latin Catholic Church.

I am not supporting caste system but I do wish to say that India is not the only place where caste system prevailed. So, do keep this in mind before you ridicule my nation!!

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