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Gujaratis marrying Gujaratis, Punjabis marrying Punjabis) because then the tradition, language, culture, etc. will be familiar and similar. It is easier to travel along the journey of life if our partner shares a similar background, language, culture, and tradition. However, this is not essential. Parents should be flexible about marriage partners as long as they are within the Indian, Hindu community. Also, though, this tendency should be inculcated in our children from a very young age. We should infuse our culture, traditions, rituals and heritage in them so beautifully that they automatically look to marry someone who shares this same culture. 3. Caste based social organisations are formed strictly on the basis of caste by Indians living in foreign countries. Do you think this is a welcome and necessary trend in the 21 st Century? Should such organisations be allowed to continue? Should these be replaced by other alternatives? If so, how? Gujarati Samaj or the Punjabi association, etc. 4. Caste-system was at the root of the differences in the social levels among Hindus as individuals. Many social reformers struggled during their lifetime to rid society of the evils of the caste-system. And yet, these evils do persist even today. What do you think could be done to eradicate this evil? Yes, the problems exist, but these great souls have also had an effect. The effect is there. Change is there. People are changing. However, more has to be done. We must keep working to eradicate this problem. One of the reasons that it has not yet been eradicated within India is that politicians have used the caste divisions for their own sake. But this must stop. The time has come for everyone to realize that it is weakening our communities. 5. ‘What caste do you belong to?’ is the first question many Indians believing in the castesystem ask whenever they happen to meet one another! Would you consider this kind of questioning appropriate in these days? We shall appreciate to know of a ‘strong rebuttal’ to the questioner so that he would refrain from asking such questions in the future! We should overcome these things. They are outdated. Particularly, living abroad, Indian Hindus should be focused on being Indian Hindus rather than being so concerned with being a part of their particular caste. Being Indian should be our identity living abroad. In that way we can be united. This is not a good question at all. Originally, as I mentioned, the caste was just a division of labor, a division of jobs. So, Organizations can certainly exist within the Indian Hindu really it would be more proper and more in keeping with community, but they should be based on language and the true meaning of “caste” if we ask each other “what is culture rather than caste. So for example, there is the your job?” DROPS DROPS OF OF OF NECTAR NECTAR NECTAR . 166 DROPS DROPS OF OF NECTAR NECTAR . 167
Nowadays caste doesn’t bare any relation to jobs. Brahmins who are supposed to be the teachers and priests are running shoe companies. Vaishyas are taking care of temples and being the teachers. Kshetriyas are rarely serving as soldiers of America, UK, Africa, Canada, etc. Everyone is doing everyone else’s job now. So, the question bares no connection to its original meaning and is used only to give us a way of judging others and putting them into a box of “superior” or “inferior.” Therefore it should not be used. These prejudices are simply bringing disease to our community. A good rebuttal is simply to say, ‘I am Indian.” Or “I am Hindu.” Or “I am Gujarati.” Or “I am a child of God.” Or, if you really want to answer the question in its true meaning, then you can say, “I am a businessman.” Or “I am a teacher.” Or “I am a doctor.” 6. At the government levels, also, we have not been able to do away with the class differences like ‘Savarnas and Scheduled/Backward Classes’. They have continued to offer protection under the ‘system of reservations’ in the areas of education and employment. What is your opinion on this subject? 7. Do you think a day will dawn when all Hindus unitedly would say: ‘WE ARE ALL ONE AND UNITED’? What should be done by social, political and religious reformers in order to achieve this? Yes. I am very positive and optimistic. I do think that the day will come when we are all united. Bhagwan Ram built bridges between men and men, animals and men, animals and animals. He even built bridges to the demons! We should take this example and the communities should start building bridges between different castes and different communities. Our problem is our ego. That is the only thing inhibiting our unity. Look at the “I”. Wherever it is, it always stands capital, whether at the beginning of a sentence, the middle of a sentence or the end of a sentence. “I” is always capital, and “I” represents our ego. This capital “I” is a border, a boundary, a wall between us. Our egos stand in the way of our unity. Whether it is our personal egos, or egos about the superiority of our particular caste or society. The key is to bend our egos. We must bend the “I” and turn it from vertical to horizontal. When the “I” becomes horizontal, then it can serve as a bridge between people, families, communities and nations. The System of Reservation and the special protection and The spiritual leaders can teach people to build bridges and to unite. We have travelled across the globe, through USA, services should remain but they should be based on need Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia, Africa, South East not caste. They should be based on poverty levels and Asia and the Pacific, spreading the message of Vasudhaiva socio-economic status, not on caste. Anyone – of any caste – living below a certain standard should be helped. Kutumbhakam – the World is One Family. DROPS DROPS OF OF OF NECTAR NECTAR NECTAR . 168 DROPS DROPS OF OF NECTAR NECTAR . 169
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