Bangalore: In support of our editor’s thesis on caste, we have found strong evidence of “Jati identity” revival in UP under Mayawati’s leadership.
The Indian Express (May 5, 1997) Lucknow correspondent says different ministers and MLAs belonging to her Bahujan Samaj Party have started appending their Jati surnames. Such a ‘Jati revivalism”, the report says, is directly promoted by Mayawati because Jati consolidation helps Bahujan consolidation. This is the secret.
Be proud of your Jati: UP Comparative Minister R.K. Chowdhury has added his Jati surname “Pasi” to his name. The UP Speaker has changed the. names of seven MLAs – all of whom have proudly added their missing surnames. There is nothing to be ashamed of in your Jati. Because Jati is our identity.
Party candidates have been asked to display their Jati surnames in placards, posters, pamphlets and all publicity materials so that their respective Jat- walks vote for their Jati candidates. Ex-Minister guru Shankar has now become Gauri Shankar Chamar and-Purnima Varma has added “Pasi” to her name.
BSP is even encouraging hockey matches between Pasis and Chamars. )
“Mayawati says there is lot in a name”, the report concludes.
History of Jati heroes: This is exactly what we have been saying. Strengthening every Jati by putting pride into their heart. The pride is the Jati pride.
And towards this, our Dalit intellectuals have to collect materials from history about the great deeds by each Jati heroes and heroines. The history of each . Jati has to be written in glowing terms so that its members feel proud about their glorious past.
Jati-revival movement: The upper caste writers have ridiculed our Jati’s, made us feel ashamed of our Jati’s. This must be undone through a Jati revival movement.
The moment we succeed in making every Jati proud, it will immediately start fighting for its stolen human rights and the moment it gets back even a quarter of its human rights, that particular Jati segment becomes a conscious lot and fighting fit.
Rotten cycle chain: The different Jati’s are like the different links in a cycle chain. The cycle will move faster if every link is strong.
If one single chain becomes weak, the cycle’s speed will suffer.
But the Indian social cycle chain is all rusted and rotten, except 15%.0of the upper caste links. That is why the cycle itself is not moving. Nay. It is going back.
Strengthen every link, the cycle will gallop. Strengthen every Jati, Brahminism will be dead and India will gallop.
Mayawati has given us the lead in UP.
