10-30-2006, 10:53 PM
There is some truth in what you say maruti. In this Macaulay and the english were completely successful in dividing India.They knew the Brhamana would take like duck to water to their system of education, because of his great adaptability, while some of the population, especially the harijans would have difficulty ,since they did not have the tradition of scholarship and would be left behind. And then they could turn around and say to the harijan , look you are being exploited and being left behind.
As for wanting to look white and liking white skin, this is fairly universal throughout the world and not restricted to india. witness the situation in Mexico ,where most presidents have been light skinned and there is a definite class consciousness based on color
<!--QuoteBegin-maruti+Oct 30 2006, 01:42 AM-->QUOTE(maruti @ Oct 30 2006, 01:42 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Even though I don't subscribe to AIT, I've always wondered why it's easy to distinguish between brahmins, Dalits and the rest. I am not talking skin color here. Even a dark-skinned Brahmin has certain features which distinguish him from a fair-skinned dalit. Irrespective of color, certain features do characterize brahmins, dalits and others. Perhaps, husky and others who're into this can throw some light on this.
IMO, however, AIT is popular for one reason and one reason only. Indians love AIT, because it gives them a chance to identify themselves with westerners. That's why most Indians try to keep it alive, and it's not due to western scholarship and the rest. Those things may be true but Indians are willingly accepting their research, why? It's because deep down, as Francois Gautier suggests, Indians want to be white; hence the success of AIT even though it's got no evidence.
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As for wanting to look white and liking white skin, this is fairly universal throughout the world and not restricted to india. witness the situation in Mexico ,where most presidents have been light skinned and there is a definite class consciousness based on color
<!--QuoteBegin-maruti+Oct 30 2006, 01:42 AM-->QUOTE(maruti @ Oct 30 2006, 01:42 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Even though I don't subscribe to AIT, I've always wondered why it's easy to distinguish between brahmins, Dalits and the rest. I am not talking skin color here. Even a dark-skinned Brahmin has certain features which distinguish him from a fair-skinned dalit. Irrespective of color, certain features do characterize brahmins, dalits and others. Perhaps, husky and others who're into this can throw some light on this.
IMO, however, AIT is popular for one reason and one reason only. Indians love AIT, because it gives them a chance to identify themselves with westerners. That's why most Indians try to keep it alive, and it's not due to western scholarship and the rest. Those things may be true but Indians are willingly accepting their research, why? It's because deep down, as Francois Gautier suggests, Indians want to be white; hence the success of AIT even though it's got no evidence.
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