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Wearing caste on my wrist — green for Dalits, red for Thevars

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Wearing caste on my wrist — green for Dalits, red for Thevars

Last month, a 12-year-old Dalit boy in Jodhpur was beaten up by his teacher for allegedly taking a plate from a stack meant for upper castes.

The Indian Express visits schools across the country where lessons in caste differences start early.

IN the schools of Tirunelveli, about 650 km south of Chennai, caste comes in shades of red, yellow, green and saffron. It’s what students wear on their wrists, on their foreheads, around their necks, under their shirts. It’s who they are.

At the Government Higher Secondary School in Tirunelveli town, a Class X student extends his hand to display his green-and-red kayaru, a wrist band of interwoven threads. “The upper castes have yellow-red bands, so we have these,” he said.


See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...-dalits-red-for-thevars/#sthash.SE3mNziQ.dpuf
 
Clashes between thevars and SCs have been prevalent in parts of Tirunelveli district, since quite a long time.

But all ( Thevars,Nadars, Yadhavas, Nyakkars, SCs etc.) would not disturb / clash with Brahmins.They do not even

exhibit Brahman hatred. They all used to call Brahmins only as "Sami " with regard and respect.

Still this practice is continued. Brahmins need not have any apprehension reading the news item.
 
மாணவர்களை அடையாளம் காட்டும் 'சாதி' கயிறு; பாரதி மண்ணில் பகீர்!

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தமிழகத்தின் சாதிக் கலவரங்களால் அதிகம் பாதிக்கப்பட்டது நெல்லை சீமைதான். 1990 களில் இந்த பகுதியில் நடந்த சாதிக் கலவரங்களால் ஒருவரை ஒருவர் வெட்டிக் கொண்டு மாண்டு போன வரலாறு இந்த மண்ணுக்கு உண்டு. தலைவர்கள் பெயரில் ஓடிய பேருந்துகள் கூட அடித்து நொறுக்கப்பட்டு தீக்கிரையாக்கப்பட்ட கொடுமையும் இங்கு நடந்தது.
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மொத்தத்தில் நெல்லை மண்ணில் மாணவர்களிடையே இது போன்று எழுந்துள்ள சாதி துவேஷங்கள் மோதலுக்கும் வழிவகுக்கிறதாம். அண்மையில் பேருந்தில் தலித் மாணவர் ஒருவர் அம்பேத்கரை புகழ்ந்து பாடும் பாடலை கேட்டுக் கொண்டு வந்துள்ளார். அந்த சமயத்தில் மற்றொரு மாணவன் தேவர்மகனில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ள 'போற்றி பாடடி பெண்ணே... ' என்ற பாடலை போட்டியாக வைத்துள்ளார். இந்த விவகாரத்தில் இரு தரப்பு மாணவர்களும் மோதிக் கொண்டுள்ளனர்.
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இதுதான் 'காக்கையும் குருவியும் எங்கள் சாதி ' என்று பாடிய பாரதி பிறந்த மண்ணின் இப்போதைய நிலை...! ( பாரதி பிறந்த எட்டயபுரம், தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம் உதயமாவதற்கு முன்னர் திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டத்தில் இருந்தது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது)

Read more at: http://www.vikatan.com/news/article.php?aid=54668
 
yesmohan said:
Clashes between thevars and SCs have been prevalent in parts of Tirunelveli district, since quite a long time.

But all ( Thevars,Nadars, Yadhavas, Nyakkars, SCs etc.) would not disturb / clash with Brahmins.They do not even

exhibit Brahman hatred. They all used to call Brahmins only as "Sami " with regard and respect.

Still this practice is continued. Brahmins need not have any apprehension reading the news item.
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Everyone should get respect be it Brahmin or Dalit or any other caste.

The practice to identify people by caste by wearing various colored strings on the wrist should be stopped. It is of no use.

It seems as if each community in India is just concern about themselves and do not see each other as citizens of a country.

Just one particular community or other communities are given their due respect that does not mean they have to turn a blind eye to the suffering of a Dalit.

I read that Dalit students are made to clean school toilets in some parts of Rajasthan!

How are they to concentrate on studying if they have to clean toilets in school?

It's a sad state for Dalit..at the same time one can't stop wondering don't people who ill treat Dalits have any conscience? How the freak do they dare pray to God when they have such rotten behavior?
 
In Tirunelveli district. Majority of Thevars are supporters of the ruling party. Ruling party politicians are behind them.

Dalits are in two divisions under the two notorious caste leaders.

Other castes fearing that their children should not be attacked in cross fire put wrist rings on the wrists of their ward.

Brahmins are notorious for their behaviour of talking / arguing /raising their voice of opposition vehemently in any matter in any forum remaining anonymous; they never come open in any public issue in any public platform.
Moreover, a Brahmin would safely raise his voice only against fellow Brahmin.
 
yesmohan said:
Many TBs are having sub-caste / sub-sect " Tattoo " in their mind.
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The sub-caste and sub-sect among TBs have some ideological differences, like mutt allegiance, sporting of identification marks, celebrating festivals (like Varalakshmi Vradham) etc. Unless those differences are eliminated, and bring all TBs under one platform, you cannot eliminate partiality among TBs.

Please go to every street corner, as in the case of evangelists, and start shouting about the importance of oneness among TBs. Mere preaching will not help.
 
CHANDRU1849 said:
The sub-caste and sub-sect among TBs have some ideological differences, like mutt allegiance, sporting of identification marks, celebrating festivals (like Varalakshmi Vradham) etc. Unless those differences are eliminated, and bring all TBs under one platform, you cannot eliminate partiality among TBs.

Please go to every street corner, as in the case of evangelists, and start shouting about the importance of oneness among TBs. Mere preaching will not help.
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The feeling importance of oneness would only come to people not out of hearing street corner preachings but out of

harmonious development of all the faculties of the mind.

Moreover, I am not a street corner preacher. I am neither a fanatic of any sub-caste nor have any hatred for others.
 
NHRC notice to Tamil Nadu govt over caste based wrist bands

The Commission has observed that the content of the press report, if true, raises a serious issue of human rights.

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government over a media report on students of a district being asked to wear coloured ribbons and wrist bands based on their caste.

“The Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that in schools of Tirunelveli district students were asked to wear coloured ribbons and wrist bands indicating their caste”, NHRC said in a release.

“The Commission has observed that the content of the press report, if true, raises a serious issue of human rights. Accordingly, it has issued notices to Social Welfare Department, Principal Secretary and Tirunelveli District Collector calling for a factual report within two weeks,” it said.

See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...caste-based-wrist-bands/#sthash.2ScTYbtg.dpuf
 
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