We should never underestimate bourgeoisie politicians. They are canny (worldly wise) and and they know what they want. Mr. Narendra Modi, the crowd-pulling Prime Minister of India, said in Lucknow, Capital of Uttar Pradesh State, on 2nd January 2017, in preparation to State Assembly Elections in that State: ""People of the state have already seen politics of caste and family... For once rise above caste and vote only for development in the elections and see whether UP changes or not". Here is a link, to read important components of his 2016 Jan. Lucknow speech:
Click to go to http://zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-rally-pm-modi-slams-rival-parties-urges-people-of-up-to-vote-for-progress_1963809.html. Incidentally, Supreme Court has also, giving a wider meaning to Sec. 123 of Representation of People Act, advised to stamp out the use of religion and community affiliation from elections. Here is a link to study the Supreme Court's direction:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/politicians-cannot-seek-votes-in-name-of-caste-creed-or-religion-supreme-court/articleshow/56288938.cms.
One important appeal of our Supreme Leader 2014-19, at the Lucknow Meeting is:
"... There is this party, which for the last 15 years has been struggling to establish their son as an acceptable leader ..."
"...In the past few weeks, we have seen bitter foes and arch rivals like the SP and BSP come together to seek my removal. When they are all clamouring to remove Modi, I am saying remove corruption and black money..."
"...There is another, which is busy trying to settle its ill-gotten money in various banks and escape scrutiny. "
"Then there is this third party which is busy trying to save their family from breaking up."
"... People of the state have already seen politics of caste and family... For once rise above caste and vote only for development in the elections and see whether UP changes or not, ..."
yb-a-donkey's personal views, not intended to be imposed on others
Mr. Narendra Modi has carefully avoided asking people directly or indirectly TO VOTE / NOT VOTE, on the basis of religion. He did not promise things like Rama Janma Bhoomi (promise to build Ram's Temple at Ayodhya) or to enact Uniform Civil Code. The very basis of the philosophy of RSS (Rashtriya Svayam Sevak Sangh) the parent organ of BJP, and the BJP itself is HIndutva, appealing to Hindu Religion. While BJP has its guaranteed Hindu Vote Bank, Congress and many Regional parties bank on minority vote bank. Another probable reason for Mr. Modi's avoiding to appeal to the religion sentiments of the people may be: UP has a sizable Minority vote bank which is at present attached to Smajavadi, and BSP.
Why didn't Mr. Modi say: For once rise above caste & religion and vote only for development in the elections
Probable answer: Had Mr. Modi asked people to raise above religion, it might have angered RSS.
Bourgeoisie politicians want to eat the cake, and have it too, at the same time. Now, the above sentence in the speech of Mr. Modi, does not violate Supreme Court's advice.
In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, and in Bihar Assembly elections, Mr. Modi tried to use his Lower caste status, as a tool to evoke sympathy from lower caste voters, while using an occasion to reply to a comment of Ms. Priyanka Vadhra-Gandhi. While the idea seems to have succeeded in Lok Sabha elections, the same method seems to have failed in Bihar.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE READERS WHO DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CASTE COMPLEXITIES OF INDIA
The orthodox branch of Hindu society which sometimes takes pride in calling itself as sanAtana dharma , seems to have adopted (or tried to adopt) a four caste system consisting of:
| Brahmins | (Priests, White Aryan migrants + their permitted hybrids) |
| Kshatriyas - | (Warriors and soldiers white Aryan migrants + their permitted hybrids) |
| Vysyas - | (Merchants, and in early era Farmers. White migrants.) + their permitted hybrids) |
| SUdras - | (Servants, in the later era farmers - surrendered natives of India who were later admitted to Aryan Society as menials). |
| panchamas - | (Outcastes from the above, defeated rebellious Indian natives). |
Note: The Aryan white migrants into India, started accumulating melanin in body color, against their wishes. For example, Arjuna of our Bhagavad Gita, First Chapter, 'Arjuna vishAda yOga' (The depressions and worries of Arjuna) was mainly concerned about varNa sankara (pollution of color-castes). Arjuna himself was white. The meaning of the word 'Arjuna' = white. His apprehension was after war, all the white Kshatriyas (warriors) would perish. White widows might get attracted to black natives, and produce polluted persons i.e. varNa sankara. But, this varNa sankara did not probably take place due to Mahabharata war. The hybridisation was a natural consequence of mixing up over a number of centuries. It was also a biological and physical, procreational need.
Ques: TODAY, ARE THE WHITE RACES IN EUROPE, CANADA, ANZ, AFRAID OF VARNA SANKARAM? (color pollution, caste pollution)
In some countries like France, Germany, UK, in some States of U.S.A., Australia, these apprehensions are clearly visible. Some whites of these countries, seem to suffer from this insecurity complex of varNa sankara (color pollusion). Such fears, may also be one of the reasons for the catapult of Mr. Donald Trump to the President-ship of the United States and the White House.
HYBRIDIZATIONS AND CHANGE OF CASTE MIXES, MELANIN MIXES IN INDIA
Owing to continuous invasions from outside, particularly from West and North-West,--- population-mixes, and caste-mixs in India underwent sweeping changes. Hundreds of new castes and sub-castes arose. Number of persons in some castes went to down, owing to numerous reasons. Power-and-Prosperity equations changed. The three key elements of supremacy i.e. ownership of land, ownership of businesses, and ownership+skills of using horses and weapons started defining 'powers' of persons. In 2016, it is not possible to adopt the four/five caste system of yore, and probably except in temple preachings, we do not find the above hierarchial levels.
Ability to control the four key elements i.e. land, big-businesses, arms-brutal forces, and powerful-occupations, like in the mythological, ancient , medieval, British-rule histories of India, decide the respectability of a caste even now. Possessing these four things raise or lower the social respectability of a person. But innocent poor Indians seem to think otherwise. They still seem to believe that their castes are more important, that their castes will give them respectability (or deprive respectability). Hence, caste-based vote-banks come to fore.
Now, we can't have a hierarchy of the above 4/5 caste system. Nor, can we create hierarchies of hundreds of castes. That table will become unwieldy. However, a broad division can be made only for a limited purpose of understanding the current Indian societies in different States of India:
| Super-rich (Modern Monarchs and Royals) | Celebrities, Industrial Princes and Princesses. Political Princes and Princesses. E.g. Tatas, Ambanis, Adanis. They can buy MPs and MLAs. They can run proxy Governments. 90% of assets should be held abroad. 90% of borrowings should be in India. |
| Uppers | Land owners, Business owners, Powerful occupation owners, Political Power holders-- of various castes. Birth caste is immaterial. Landed Ruling castes such as Yadavs, Jats, Patels, Bhumihars, Kapus, Kammas, Reddys, Lingayats, Nayars, Gounders, Chauhans, Upper-Rajputs etc. fall in this category. These leaders control India today. Simultaneously, they are controlled by Modern Monarchs and Royals above. |
| Upper Priests and Preachers | Beards, Special Head-gears, Special Facial Marks are compulsory. Minimum Qualification: Must be able to occupy Government lands. Must be able to claim monopoly rights on religions. |
| Lowers | Landless, business-less, powerful-occupation-less sections of various castes. By day's hard-work, they may earn thir food, and live in some sort of dwellings. Birth caste immaterial. A jat without land/business/powerful-occupation or a 'kamma' without these possessions come under this. |
| True dalits | Those who live under trees, in cement pipes, huts and shanties, on foot-paths, under fly-overs. Birth caste immaterial. |
Mr. Narendra Modi, prima facie belonged to the 'Lowers' in the above table, till a contra-evidence of his owning lands, businesses, etc. comes to public light. Hence, his grievance of his being born in a lower caste, and being ill-treated by Upper Caste leaders of UP and Bihar, such as Priyanka Gandhi-Vadhra becomes very very reasonable. At the same time, his clown-like dressing styles, wearing coats and suits costing lakhs of Rupees, using expensive pens, super rich watches, penchants to shake hands and take selfies with film stars and industrialists, --etc. make him vulnerable to loss of sympathy from persons and voters, who have knowledge of Current Affairs.
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Example: A shepherd in Telangana State, although belonging to 'yAdav' community, may have low social respectability, because he does not own lands, and goes to forests for months together weathering (withering) himself in the heat, rains and cold, whereas a person of Yadav community in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar may get great respectability in the Society because he owns swathes of lands, and businesses, owns guns and revolvers. The Yadavs of UP and Bihar, de facto become Upper Caste, while in Telangana, the shepherd-yadavs may be as deprived as dalits. In vote-bank politics, the likes of Mulayam Singh Yadav, and Lalu Prasad Yadav, may try to forge All India Yadav alliances and parties by inviting the suffering Yadavs of Telangana, Residual Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
These things require a thousand pages to write about. Hence a comma, for the time being. To continue. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.
Indian equivalent for 'demons' is 'rAkshasa' which means one who protects (raksha). How protectors have become demons? That is the peculiarity of Aryan Mythologies. Now, this Hiranya KaSipa, had become most powerful of his days, owing to great penance. Hence, he wants his own name to be chanted, instead of his bete noir Aryan Supreme God's name : 'Vishnu'. HiraNya Kasipa's own son PrahlAda was taught by Sage nArada to chant VishNu's name.
