untouchable cook

[GURSIKH]

Dalit cooks in UP schools, upper castes protest - Politics - Politics News - ibnlive




Angry parents rioted outside a school in Uttar Pradesh when they came to know that the cook who prepared food for school children was a dalit in Ramabai Nagar district.

Buzz up!
A newly constructed government middle school in Ramabai Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, refused to eat the food cooked by Shanti, a Dalit cook in the school.


This school has nearly 191 students, in which the majority is of upper castes students. When the students came to known that Shanti is a dalit, they complained to their parents.

Angry Villagers came out and attacked the administration with stones. Mean while the school principal Maan Singh, fled from the spot.

"We don't want any mid day meal or any education, where the food is prepared by a dalit. This is against our culture," said an angry villager.

"These children will go out to study in other schools like even if they get food there or not, but they will not study here," said Biru Dubey, an angry villager.

A case has been registered. Shanti, a Dalit cook was hired by the school only 4 ago.


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[Breathe]

"We don't want any mid day meal or any education, where the food is prepared by a dalit. This is against our culture," said an angry villager.

Convenient, that.

It's saddening how casteism is still going on when we have had so many great teachers opposing it. Chaitanya, Swami Vivekananda, Ramananda, Raja Ram Mohan Ray, Swami Dayanand, Mannathu Padmanabhan, Narayana Guru and many others.

Traditions die hard, though.

It's worth pointing out though, that Vedic caste is 'varna', whereas the caste here is jāti (birth-caste). The former is fluid, not birth-based, the latter is a corruption of varna and something we Hindus can do without.

कारुरहं ततो भिषगुपलप्रक्षिणी नना |
kārurahaṃ tato bhiṣaghupalaprakṣiṇī nanā |

I am a bard, my father is a physician, my mother's job is to grind the corn. -
Rig Veda 9.112.3

 

[GURSIKH]

Sorry for Untouchable


is it possible for Untouchable /Dalit to become high class Hindu ? any Ceremony possible ? or its by birth ?

 

[Penumbra]

It's funny that the ones that favor themselves as "high caste" are throwing stones. That's about as low class as one can get.