02-05-2008, 04:31 PM
I think both Bharatvarsh and ashyam are correct. No "dalit" will want to become bramhin, but giving him.her that option will show missionary lies up.
However GoI should clearly say first, "Since caste is only used as a club to beat down Hindu religion in India, and since caste-oppression has long been illegal, we would also like to give the oportunity to anyone so desiring to call himself a bramhin, fully understanding that he/she will then have to forego reservations attached to his former caste and will have to embrace reservations against his/her new caste. This move has been legislated to show that the birth-based castes of today are nothing more than mere labels"
However GoI should clearly say first, "Since caste is only used as a club to beat down Hindu religion in India, and since caste-oppression has long been illegal, we would also like to give the oportunity to anyone so desiring to call himself a bramhin, fully understanding that he/she will then have to forego reservations attached to his former caste and will have to embrace reservations against his/her new caste. This move has been legislated to show that the birth-based castes of today are nothing more than mere labels"