12-29-2006, 06:42 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bharatvarsh, I do believe this was a case of Surekha a low caste woman asserting her land-rights against village upper-castes (only relatively) who were landlords. A way sheâd dared to crave for self-esteem and dignity.
I can tell media distortions too, but in laying everything out simply - why is the above so unbelievable?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
utepian did you even see me once mention Khairlanji incident, my only post was in response to the mention of Jhajjar which clearly was not caste based, I have not said anything about this incident precisely because I haven't yet formed an opinion of what it is "a caste based atrocity" or "a simple case of land dispute", I only comment when I have a strong opinion backed up by evidence which is why I wanted to correct the perception that people have of Jhajjar.
I never denied that caste based atrocities happen but things are not clear cut since I stopped trusting the media ever since they distorted Jhajjar, the recent case of the prevention of Dalits from entering the Jagannath kovil is a clear case involving caste but not everything involving Dalits has to do with caste as I learned the hard way after Jhajjar.
I can tell media distortions too, but in laying everything out simply - why is the above so unbelievable?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
utepian did you even see me once mention Khairlanji incident, my only post was in response to the mention of Jhajjar which clearly was not caste based, I have not said anything about this incident precisely because I haven't yet formed an opinion of what it is "a caste based atrocity" or "a simple case of land dispute", I only comment when I have a strong opinion backed up by evidence which is why I wanted to correct the perception that people have of Jhajjar.
I never denied that caste based atrocities happen but things are not clear cut since I stopped trusting the media ever since they distorted Jhajjar, the recent case of the prevention of Dalits from entering the Jagannath kovil is a clear case involving caste but not everything involving Dalits has to do with caste as I learned the hard way after Jhajjar.