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<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Feb 3 2005, 04:42 AM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Feb 3 2005, 04:42 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Dalits eye new rites in UP...
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This is certainly an encouraging and welcome development. Perhaps someone from the sanshtan is visiting this forum after all. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> they will receive certificates, and will be recognised as 'registered pundits' qualified to perform karmakand rites. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

However, I must apologise for not being clear. As you can see, we need to see that <b>all Hindus, men and women, of all races in the world</b> are eligible to become priests and <b>serve in a temple, not just karmakanda rites.</b> And not just any temple but in the Sri Rangams and the Sri Kaalahaatis too. Any Hindu priest should be eligible to just fill a form and apply for a job as a priest in any temple without being discriminated. This is the minimum necessary. (I can see everyone is nodding and agreeing with me. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> )

But I understand that becoming pundits is the first step, and its laudable. I am sure these developments will reinspire the non brahmins and dalits and bring renewed hope to hundred millions.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"We had kept the course open for everyone, as we wanted the knowledge to be made available to all," said Dr Sachidanand Pathak, director of Sanskrit Sansthan.

"But we had no idea that we would receive such a good response from castes other than Brahmins as well." <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Finally knowledge is being made available to all. But I wonder why this good doctor is surprised at the response from non brahmins. Perhaps like many others he was out of touch with the people and living in a virtual reality. Many non brahmin Hindus want to serve as priests because of love of the religion, love of the gods and love of the sanskrit traditions and knowledge, and inspite of the miserable wages. This is true love which was unacknowledged till now and it held back our religion for so long.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And so much for "international pressure", they know where they can take it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I am sorry again I was misunderstood. International pressure is to get India to enforce its own human rights laws, free the nationalised temples and remove the job reservations. This has not happened yet.

Regards.

Pathma