1028 Shri Kancha Ilaiah seems to be traversing an inappropriate path, in his Quest for Social Justice

In Ancient and medieval history, the Caste System was extremely misused, and it has deprived many Classes of their legitimate dues. While it is true that we, in Independent India, cannot continue with such Oppressive System, in our Quest for Social Justice, we cannot create new problems for Indian Nation. To rectify one mistake, we cannot commit thousand other mistakes.

Shri Kancha Ilaiah's Lop-sided views cannot be replied to in just one blog post.

Shri Ilaiah's haste, and 'misdirected bullets on incorrect targets' will not help the cause of BCs or dalits in India, because stratification of the Indian Socio Economic Society of the 21st Century is different from the socio-economic Structures of the Indian Ancient and Medieval History.

He is directing his arrows and bullets to a particular caste i.e. 'banias (in Telugu: vysyas or kOmaTlu)'. Cornering of Wealth, some amounts of smuggling, blackmarketing, hoarding, etc. in the 21st Century India, are done by 'clever' persons, belonging to all Communities and Castes. Hence, he should have directed his arrows and bullets towards 'Traders, Industrialists' or generic terms like 'Capitalists, bourgeoisie' can be used.

Question: Will it be good to call 'Traders, Industrialists' etc 'Social Smugglers'?

Ans: Traders, Industrialists, Business persons also do some service. They bring Place Utility, Time Utility, Manner Utility, to the goods and services, and then pass on to the Consumers for a Price. In a Capitalist or Bourgeoisie system, it is not only Traders, Industrialists, Business Persons, and numerous others pursuing different activities contribute to the Progress of the country and the Society, and in return claim their Remuneration from the Country/Society. In a 10 point Scale or Ladder, we have different 'Classes' of Traders, Industrialists, Business Persons with vastly different Income and Wealth Profiles. Evens Shepherds and Cowherds are Business Persons. They do not keep/breed sheep and cows for Charity. For that matter in a Capitalist Society, nobody does anything for Charity, or out of philanthropy. If Mr. Bill Gates does or propagates some Charity or Philanthropy, we have to understand that he is just pretending.

Hence, the Evils which we see in the Socio-Economic Structure, and Activities of India, cannot be attributed to some X caste or Y Class (traders etc.). Any person/Institution/Organisation/Corporate/Entity can become and pursue Grabbing and Oppressive Activities, because the entire System is polluted and contaminated. For example, Cement Factories in and around Mella Cheruvu, Nalgonda District, Telangana State, occupy Government lands, Private lands of small farmers, Assigned Lands, and raise Fences to prevent People using even Common walking/cart track Paths. Which castes do these Cement Units belong to? It is not even their 'Greed'. It is their 'Survival Need'. If they cannot indulge in illegal activities, they cannot survive in Barbaric Capitalist Wild Human Forests, where humans themselves turn out to be Wild Animals.

At the same time, we cannot equate a cobbler or a potter at the bottom 10 rung of the Socio-economic ladder with the Ambanis, Advanis, Tatas and others at Rung 1. What Mr. Ilaiah has tried to do, is that only. A petty Merchant robbing SCs, BCS, Tribals in a very remote village of Telangana, cannot be compared to Ambanis and Adanis, simply because both of them are 'banias' or Vysyas or kOmaTlu or Settys by birth.

Because resources of the Indian Economy/Society are not unlimited, Nationalising and Redistributing the Entire Wealth of the Country/Nation on 'birth' basis or even 'occupation' basis will not solve the 21st Century Problems of India. Such approaches might have worked in by-gone Centuries, when population was low, desires, needs and aspirations were few. When Resources are meagre, entire Wealth and Income-sources of the Country are to be in the hands of the Nation. The Nation will have to guarantee Food, Clothing, Shelter, Old Age Security, some Vanilla Health Services, some Vanilla Education Services to everybody on EQUALITY BASIS. This is possible only under True Total Socialism (Not the Communism or Marxism of the China Brand).
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