[Reader-list] Brahminical dominence ?

[Rajen Uppinangadi]

Hi,

    Venu,

    List is at times, makes up for the surprise packages for all with
undertones of "caste"  and is casted with caste as theme of hate, if one
post talks of twice born as brahmins, another talks of brahminical
domination of media, which are again myths to say the least, if otherwise it
is meant to be "learned" are brahmins, knowledgeable   "caste", then may be
it is acceptable but still as we strive for togetherness above the caste and
faith conundrums of hate, it is really ammusing that of all you start with
this theme of hate on the basi of caste.?

  To illustrate, Mr. Kancha Illayya, regular columnist, who takes up issues
of oppressed is a brahmin by his domination in media with the issues, just
as sage Vishwamitra who gave the most potent manthra, Gayathri, is brahmin
by his work, not by birth.? But contrary examples are also are visible in
society, where by birth some are brahmins, but behaviour is that of worse
than  anyone, like the Dr. Murli manohar Joshi, in his acts and utterances.?
Again, a journalist and lecturer in Physics., Dr. Joshi, who blindly follows
the rituals without knowing the reasons behind such rituals, is again worse
off even as brahmin born, as birth does not give the right to oppress
others.? For example, the meaning of twice born is that once the child is
born, at the tender age of around 12 years, he is vowed to go for higher
studies to Benares, and the trip being in olden days, hazardous, it was
presumed to be secong birth to undertake such a long journey for education,
times have changed with chools imparting education at hop, skip and jump
distances from homes these days.?

  As to media and media houses, most of them are run atleast in Karnataka by
Idigas, or theeyas, or known in slang as toddy tappers, so the education has
changed everything, let us come out of this caste fixation, judge the works
rather than the caste.Visual media channels are again run by individuals who
know how to run the business with trps, news is not what viewers want, but
what the channels dish out as views in news in this age of info-tainment.
Otherwise how do you explain the anchors and their behaviour with type of
presentation of "news" compared to western media, where anchors are better
dressed with least exposure of made up face and bodies.?

Regards,

Rajen.