I have wondered at times how can it be, a race of men, who fiercely guard the knowledge of a sacred language and scriptures, not differ in features from those otherwise.
If they alone know how to read texts and perform rituals, that every other man in the country cannot. Is it not logical that they have origins elsewhere.
How can the wheatish complexion and sharp, narrow nose of Indra not mirror upon those who recite verses of him that no one else does.
I cannot believe that there can be Brahmins, whose skin is black, and features unrefined as those of pariahs.
How can there exist Brahmins who do not differ from Tamil pariahs, who are known to be shortest, least muscular, posses broad nose and the most poorly carved features in India. Whose presence is needed wherever menial labour is in demand, whether it be in the palace of Rajputs or the sewers of Singapore.
My close friend is chamar (untouchable) of Punjab, he is much darker than me and I have more sharper features than him. But even then, I have seen pictures and videos of Iyers and Iyengars that are no where as Aryan as my friend and his family.
When my friend and I first met. He asked me if I was North Indian and I asked him why. He told me that he hated South Indians, especially Tamils because of their physical features. I just smiled and kept quiet and did not get the slightest offended. I like most Tamil Brahmins I know, consider myself a North Indian.
Overtime we became close friends. I valued his companionship because he was a jovial and outgoing individual. Eventually he learned that I was a Tamil and was suprised. As he had seen my family and they did not fit his perception of Tamils.
He asked me how come we look the way we do. Then I revealed to him that I was a Brahmin. And I told him not all Tamils are noted for black skin and blunt features but only the pariahs are.
To my suprise, my friend said, "oh well then its cool because you are not really Tamil, since you are Brahmin, your relatives are North Indian immigrants living in kallu(means black in Hindi) South". And he said he hates dalit/shudra South Indians with a passion. And it did'nt make sense to me because he was a dalit himself, so I asked him. And he said it does'nt matter the fact that he is a dalit himself, as far as he was concerned there was a difference and it mattered. I am happy that him being my friend despite him being chamar/pariah/dalit, as he is a cool guy. And there are certain boundaries that I do not cross.
There appear to be Tamil Brahmins, whose features are not as fine as that of Punjabi chamars even. To me they are just like any other Brahmins. They are by virtue Aryan, because they are Brahmin by blood. As their fathers were Brahmin missionaries who migrated to Tamil country many millenia ago and took local wives.
Remember an enemy that distances himself from you is far better than an enemy who tries to get close to you.
If they alone know how to read texts and perform rituals, that every other man in the country cannot. Is it not logical that they have origins elsewhere.
How can the wheatish complexion and sharp, narrow nose of Indra not mirror upon those who recite verses of him that no one else does.
I cannot believe that there can be Brahmins, whose skin is black, and features unrefined as those of pariahs.
How can there exist Brahmins who do not differ from Tamil pariahs, who are known to be shortest, least muscular, posses broad nose and the most poorly carved features in India. Whose presence is needed wherever menial labour is in demand, whether it be in the palace of Rajputs or the sewers of Singapore.
My close friend is chamar (untouchable) of Punjab, he is much darker than me and I have more sharper features than him. But even then, I have seen pictures and videos of Iyers and Iyengars that are no where as Aryan as my friend and his family.
When my friend and I first met. He asked me if I was North Indian and I asked him why. He told me that he hated South Indians, especially Tamils because of their physical features. I just smiled and kept quiet and did not get the slightest offended. I like most Tamil Brahmins I know, consider myself a North Indian.
Overtime we became close friends. I valued his companionship because he was a jovial and outgoing individual. Eventually he learned that I was a Tamil and was suprised. As he had seen my family and they did not fit his perception of Tamils.
He asked me how come we look the way we do. Then I revealed to him that I was a Brahmin. And I told him not all Tamils are noted for black skin and blunt features but only the pariahs are.
To my suprise, my friend said, "oh well then its cool because you are not really Tamil, since you are Brahmin, your relatives are North Indian immigrants living in kallu(means black in Hindi) South". And he said he hates dalit/shudra South Indians with a passion. And it did'nt make sense to me because he was a dalit himself, so I asked him. And he said it does'nt matter the fact that he is a dalit himself, as far as he was concerned there was a difference and it mattered. I am happy that him being my friend despite him being chamar/pariah/dalit, as he is a cool guy. And there are certain boundaries that I do not cross.
There appear to be Tamil Brahmins, whose features are not as fine as that of Punjabi chamars even. To me they are just like any other Brahmins. They are by virtue Aryan, because they are Brahmin by blood. As their fathers were Brahmin missionaries who migrated to Tamil country many millenia ago and took local wives.
Remember an enemy that distances himself from you is far better than an enemy who tries to get close to you.
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