01-06-2006, 11:07 PM
Nothing substantial but there is a blog on sulekha (stop anti-brahminism) and a few comments are pretty amazing.
http://www.sulekha.com/blogs/commentdisp...?cid=41119
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Brahminism was a real issue in TN. The Brahmins in TN dominated the political, bureaucratic and business landscape and discriminated against non brahmins. If you look at all those big mouthed atrocious characters - Mani Aiyer, Subramaniam Swamy, Kamal Hasan - they are all tamil brahmins. Somehow this character to dominate, behave nasty, is found in varying shades in the TN brahmins.
The Tam Brahms are extremely bright and brilliant. Their contribution to sciences, sports, mgmt (you name it!!) has been exemplary. In sheer intelligence they seem to peform very well. <b>But this is no substitute to treating your fellow human beings with manners, compassion and dignity. Sadly Tam Brahms lack that. They are clanish, selfish, arrogant and mannerless. This is in direct contrast to non brahmin tamil culture - respectful, honestly, loyalty.</b> Treating people with compassion and respect is the true measure of intellect. Not mindless reading of books.
Anyways having said that the Tam Brahm society itself is under tremendous change. For starters they have migrated to different places (Mumbai, Bangalore, US) and this is rubbing off on the community. Divorce rates / Pre Marital Sex / are taking their toll on this close knit and selfish community. While the short term effects are bad in the long term this is leading to these smart people adapting and taking the best of both worlds - intellect with manners and simple human values.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Please do some soul searching and you may find the answers. The basic principle in life should be- deserve before you desire.Who is responsible for the present situation? Think over. Who is a brahamin- one by by birth or by his karma? Do remember the stories of - Aklavya and Karna.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.sulekha.com/blogs/commentdisp...?cid=41119
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Brahminism was a real issue in TN. The Brahmins in TN dominated the political, bureaucratic and business landscape and discriminated against non brahmins. If you look at all those big mouthed atrocious characters - Mani Aiyer, Subramaniam Swamy, Kamal Hasan - they are all tamil brahmins. Somehow this character to dominate, behave nasty, is found in varying shades in the TN brahmins.
The Tam Brahms are extremely bright and brilliant. Their contribution to sciences, sports, mgmt (you name it!!) has been exemplary. In sheer intelligence they seem to peform very well. <b>But this is no substitute to treating your fellow human beings with manners, compassion and dignity. Sadly Tam Brahms lack that. They are clanish, selfish, arrogant and mannerless. This is in direct contrast to non brahmin tamil culture - respectful, honestly, loyalty.</b> Treating people with compassion and respect is the true measure of intellect. Not mindless reading of books.
Anyways having said that the Tam Brahm society itself is under tremendous change. For starters they have migrated to different places (Mumbai, Bangalore, US) and this is rubbing off on the community. Divorce rates / Pre Marital Sex / are taking their toll on this close knit and selfish community. While the short term effects are bad in the long term this is leading to these smart people adapting and taking the best of both worlds - intellect with manners and simple human values.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
and
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Please do some soul searching and you may find the answers. The basic principle in life should be- deserve before you desire.Who is responsible for the present situation? Think over. Who is a brahamin- one by by birth or by his karma? Do remember the stories of - Aklavya and Karna.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->