02-04-2008, 08:33 PM
To prevent conversions, people from RSS/VHP and other Hindu Orgs are trying to uplift the dalits, obcs etc. But at the end of the day, they still remain dalits/OBCs. So would it not be better to give them a choice, so they can opt for any caste they want?
Put simply, can't these Hindu Orgs start a new campaign where they invite anyone-regardless of caste, religion etc.-to become Brahmins, if they so prefer? Wouldn't it be revolutionary? One can kill two birds with one stone-Hinduism will look flexible and relieve itself of accusations reg. caste, and at the same time, Brahmins will also be protected, because they'll cease to be a punching bag for politicians, especially in places like TN, where Dravidian politics revolves around brahmin-bashing only.
I think this was done by Ramanujacharya in the past, where he 'converted' many people to the Brahmin caste. This sort of social revolution will not only prevent conversions, but will be useful in the long run. If people think it'll fail, because nobody would want to convert to brhamin caste due to reservations, then the same logic will also apply to christians. But they're still converting, aren't they? So I don't think reservation will prevent them from changing their caste.
Put simply, can't these Hindu Orgs start a new campaign where they invite anyone-regardless of caste, religion etc.-to become Brahmins, if they so prefer? Wouldn't it be revolutionary? One can kill two birds with one stone-Hinduism will look flexible and relieve itself of accusations reg. caste, and at the same time, Brahmins will also be protected, because they'll cease to be a punching bag for politicians, especially in places like TN, where Dravidian politics revolves around brahmin-bashing only.
I think this was done by Ramanujacharya in the past, where he 'converted' many people to the Brahmin caste. This sort of social revolution will not only prevent conversions, but will be useful in the long run. If people think it'll fail, because nobody would want to convert to brhamin caste due to reservations, then the same logic will also apply to christians. But they're still converting, aren't they? So I don't think reservation will prevent them from changing their caste.