Watched this evening a video by Mr. Sachin Patil. It dealt with a truly serious issue. With lot of concern and sincerity, he was seriously reporting a grave issue in the video.
According to him, in the interior Maharashtra, especially in adivasi-dominant areas, this year none can burn the image of Ravana as part of the Dashara festivities. Certain local groups, it seems, consider Ravana their king.
Truly disturbing is the focal point he makes in the video. He says that certain communities and groups are threatening that "atrocity" cases would be slapped if the Ravana image is burnt.
This video is indeed raising serious issues. First, it exposes the double standards and hypocrisy, asserts Sachin Patil, of certain intellectuals who consider Rama a mythical/literary character, but support fringe groups who consider Ravana their king, a historical figure!
Well, Ravana, according to the Ramayana, and the other stotras assigned to him, was a "dashgranthi" Brahmin! Apparently, moreover, he was rather proud of this fact.
In other words, the question that emerges is that "is the caste issue being made cast iron in this fashion"? Sad realities that need lot of urgent and in-depth debating!
Pratima@ Divided, the society falls/fails! United, all flourish!
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