Waman Meshram, National President, Bharat Mukti Morcha
Jati, a mental state
Generally it is seen that every member of his jati takes
pride in his respective jati. And as
long as every member of that jati shares pride of that jati, no believer of
that jati can go against that jati. And as long as jati people will not stand
in opposition to their jatis, it is not possible to carry on the task of
eradicating jatis.
This is because task of eradicating jatis is essentially the
task of creating mindset of jati people against jatis. We people keep on saying that ‘jatis should
be eradicated’. But in reality people who keep saying this do they prepare
people’s mindset against jatis? And if this mindset against jatis does not come
about then not a person will be ready to go against jatis. That’s why
fundamental source we have to understand properly. The people who want to
eradicate jatis will not be able to do so just by slogans to eradicate jatis,
nor will they be able to eradicate jatis. Why so? This is so because jati is a
mental state.
Can anyone prove Jati in its physical state? For example
like pen or spectacles is seen physically, can jati be seen physically this way?
No physical shape of jati is visible. If people from two different jatis are
made to stand facing each other, then their physical shapes are same but their
jatis are not same. Jatis do not have any physical shape; this fact is proved
from this example. Not only this: Jati is a mental state, this fact is proved
from this example. I am Kurmi, I am Maratha, I am Mali, I am Teli, I am Mahar,
I am Chamar, like this people from every jati believe. Every jati person takes
pride in this fact. And as long as every person has pride of this fact he will
carry on protecting, nurturing, and preserving jatis. That way if you look carefully;
there is no need to protect and nurture slavery. But when mentality of
nurturing is developed then he nurtures slavery.
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