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First of
all happy New Year 2006. Naya saal mangalmay ho
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A great social engineer in Bihar created a Virus
of social justice in early 90's. The Virus was
created in socialist lab. The Virus was created
to break the hegemony of upper caste, Brahmans,
Rajputs, Bhumihars, Kayasthas. Virus was created
to empower lower caste Dusadh, Mushar, Chamar,
Yadav. Virus was potent, was powerful. Virus
started replacing Mishra, Jha, Singh, Sinha by
Yadav, Mahto, Paswan, Ram in the Assembly, in
offices, in BPSC; everywhere. Virus started
giving Jukam (cold) to upper caste. They started
coughing. Lower caste enjoyed, gave hearty
laugh. There oppression for thousands of year
had ended. Now Bhuleshwar Jha can no longer beat
Mangal Mahto. In fact now Monu Yadav can beat
anyone any time. Virus was working, working
hard. Lakhs of lower class people rallied along
their great engineer.
Suddenly upper caste started realizing all the
evils, which were there. They started feeling
that in few years roads have become worse.
Potholes have become much bigger. Poverty has
increased, Law and order deteriorated. Not for
lower caste though. Dinu Paswan, Bhola Mahto,
Jeetan Ram felt much safer now, roads were more
comfortable for them now as they can now roam
freely without any fear. Virus was working;
working great doing what it suppose to be. And
engineer was beloved of everyone.
But the property of Virus is it keeps mutating.
Soon Virus mutated. Jha, Sharmas, Sinhas, Singhs
started migrating to Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta,
USA any wherever they could. Those stayed in
Bihar started thinking how to fight the Virus.
They started working hard. Since politics was no
longer there forte, they started preparing for
medical entrance examination. Since BPSC was no
longer in their reach they started preparing for
IAS. Since they could no longer snatch
government jobs like before they started doing
private jobs. Those who stayed in Bihar started
doing agriculture; they started ploughing hul
that their ancestors had not done in several
thousand years. But they kept fighting and
building their immunity against this Virus.
Their jukam (cold) was slowly reducing.
But Virus kept mutating. Soon the potholes on
roads were not only visible to upper caste, some
moderate lower castes also realized that
potholes on road became slightly larger. Roads
are little worse than before. They also felt
crime has somewhat increased. But Virus was
working. Something it achieved after thousands
of years cannot be sacrificed so soon and
engineer was cheered may be not as much though.
Instead of lakhs, now 10s of thousands use to
turn to see him.
But Virus was mutating getting more potent. With
Jha, Sinha, Singh gone from their ways, Yadavs
took over the reign. Naxals destroyed
agriculture faster than they could destroy
Ranvir Sena. With thousands of student migrating
outside, crores of rupees were going to Pune,
Bangalore, Mumbai. Businessmen, doctors,
engineers moved out. Economy collapsed!
The Virus became much more potent now. The
Virus, which was giving Jukam to upper caste so
far now started giving Pneumonia. And because of
low immunity it started giving Pneumonia to
lower castes mainly. Now suddenly Dinu Paswan
and Bhola Mahto realized that nothing changed
for them . Collectors, MP and MLAs are now
Yadavs, Koyaris, Kurmis instead of Mishras,
Singhs and Sinhas. But they were probably as
corrupt as they were before. Criminals were use
to be hired before by politicians but not any
longer. Now criminals themselves were
politicians. Oppressors changed but oppression
remained. It was not giving much comfort to Dinu
Paswan and Bhola Mahto that now they are being
oppressed by one of their own rather than some
one else. They no longer liked the social
engineer. But it was too late.
The Virus grew strong and strong.
The Virus which once started as a Virus to give
Jukam and Cold started creating Cancer and
striking at will. Virus was striking and killing
everywhere. Upper caste Bihari students were
coming back with red face after being beaten by
upper caste Shiv Sena. With hands and legs tied,
lower caste Bihari laborers were coming back
after being slaughtered by lower caste ULFA. The
Virus, which was created to save one Bihari from
other now, actually was destroying all. Actually
now it was binding them together as one
oppressed group. The Virus which was created to
uplift lower castes created a new caste
"Bihari", a caste far more inferior than any
other caste. This new caste was untouchable,
unwanted and unwelcome not only by "Non-Biharis"
but by people of its own kind who could escape
this virus by migrating elsewhere.
Social engineer's vision failed. Illusion, if
any, came to dead end last in Oct 2005. This
time nobody cheered. It gave no pleasure to
lower caste that one of them only was still
ruling Bihar. It gave no pleasure to upper caste
that the engineer which created the Virus is no
longer in power. Now the fight is with the
Virus. The fight is to eliminate this new and
lowest caste. The fight is to not let any other
Virus destroy us again. And our new engineer who
is from the same school has learnt a very
different lesson. He is trying to create a
Knowledge Center, he is trying to bring tourists
to Bihar, he is trying to bring law and order
back. He is trying to open Engineering colleges.
He is trying to bring economy back.
What am I doing?
I am writing this article on New Year day for
PatnaDaily. I am taking a pledge to send a check
to the new engineer. I am taking a resolution to
invest some small part of my small fortune in
Bihar. I am taking a resolution that I will
spend at least half of my vacation every time I
visit India in Bihar. I am taking a resolution
that I will proudly tell everyone that I am a
"BIHARI" no matter what. I am taking a
resolution that I will keep reading PatnaDaily
and Bihar Times regularly.
What you are doing? Beside reading this article
? And yes Happy New Year 2006. Naya saal
mangalmay ho.
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Comments: |
Pandeyjee, you are living in dreams.
Social justice is not a virus but it
is a medicine, of course it is a
bitter medicine, at least for some
people. - Rajesh Sahu,
Manchester, UK - Jan. 5, 2006
Sitting in London, Mr. Sahu does not
realize the plight of Bihar. One who
has lived in Bihar over the last 30
- 40 years can clearly see how
things have changed in Bihar. First
affecting one group of people, then
as the rot spread, it attacked the
ones it was supposed to protect.
Today, the poor people, regardless
of caste, are left behind. The
creamy class tries to defend caste
based reservations because it steals
the benefits that should go to the
poor dalits.
If some in the 'creamy class' object
to 'economic backwardness' as being
the sole criterion, so be it. In
that case, caste backwardness and
economic backwardness should both be
made criteria for the 'set asides'
or quotas. If both boxes are
checked, then the person gets the
benefits of social justice. How's
that ?
I am sure the 'creamy class' won't
like that at all!!! But how can you
argue against that ? - Aarcee -
Jan. 6, 2006
On PD people have frequently talked
about the infamous “Bihari
attitude”. What is there in this
“Bihari attitude” that is so
annoying? From what I could make out
the following behavioral attributes
are the major problems:
Taking advantage of others by hook
or by crook.
Twisting all logic/rules to suit
ones interest.
Snatching others property/due.
Criticizing others while indulging
in the same crime oneself.
Oppressive / exploitive behavior
towards poor / weak.
Talking loudly and at times in bad
language to prove oneself right.
The “creamy class” backwards have
also been complaining very loudly
about this “Bihari attitude” and
blaming it for all the ills of
Bihar. Are they not displaying the
very same infamous traits?
They have robbed their poor brethren
of their rightful due and justify
this grave wrong with all kinds of
weird logics. You can compare trait
for trait and you will find a match.
The “creamy class” backwards talk of
bitter justice. Bitter for who?
Justice for who? For the poor
backwards who still languish in
villages with hopeless future? After
all they constitute the overwhelming
majority of sufferers.
The “creamy class” backwards have
made an elite group much like the
Nazi SS. For them they are the ever
deprived “pure bloods” and should
enjoy all advantages for ever while
the poor are of “impure blood” born
to suffer and die. - RC -
Jan. 6, 2006 |
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