Kanshi Ram also disgusted with reservationwalas
This is in response to your Editorial of DV May 1, 1998 Fiasco of Nagpur DV readers meet: Reservation-walas cheat their Father & forget own community.
Our Saviour, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, said:
“Whatever I have been able to achieve, is being enjoyed by the educated few, who with their deceitful performance have proved to be worthless lot, with no sympathies for their downtrodden brethren.”
You said:
If the slaves want to enjoy their slavery nobody can save them.
On the Hindu tricks regarding the Harijan Sevank Sangh, Babasaheb said:
“The whole object of the Sangh is to create a slave mentality among the Untouchables towards their Hindu masters.”
This slave mentality is responsible lor all the humiliation of present-day Dalits in India. If just 1% of the Dalits are reading DV or other Dalits journals, then what more can we expect from this reservationwalas? What are the reasons for this dismal record of slave mentality?
Savarna wives: 1. Most of our well-paid quota employees don’t take part in any Dalit matters because they have matrimonial relations with the savarnas. 2. Rest of the employees are busy enjoying TV and Bibi and some are working for their self-interest only.
That is why Kanshi Ram has also given up the idea of organising the “educated” Dalits as he finds it a waste of time. A few scattered employees are working hard to overcome all kinds of disabilities but it is an impossible task. We are simply disgusted to see the position of our “educated”, employed Dalits.
How to improve the situation?
- All kinds of reservation facilities must be stopped. If anybody fails to submit his or her spouse’s castes certificate in the office within a month of marriage.
- A compulsory subscription policy should be maintained in all offices under the Dalit employees associations which should be empowered to look after the welfare of Dalit masses.
Delhi agitation: Some reservationwalas suddenly become very active after different govt. and court verdicts against the reservation in promotion. Such reservationwalas are now agitating in Delhi. Once, these very people were not even ready to hear the Dalit cause. Today, they are in the forefront. What does it mean?
M.A. KHAN, AEN OFFICE, C. RLY, MANMAD 423 104
I have read DV of May 1, 98 on “Nagpur fiasco” and could know your disappointment over the attitude of “educated” Dalits at your April 12 meeting at Nagpur due to which you are thinking of stopping your journal itself. Instead al stopping it, you should deeply ponder and analyse the behaviour of these “educated Dalits. In Maharashtra English-knowing Dalits have not even heard of DV. Only 1% of people are interested in reading DV, that too if its given free. You are a scholar in Islamic literature also So, you better know the principles of Islam which asks you do your duty for the sake of god. Do not be disapointed. Continue your mission. A day will come when everybody will know the voice of Dalit Voice. I am always spreading your thoughts among intellectuals. I have also observed that the greatman, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar converted the Dalits to Budhism but they do not follow Budhism. Even they do not know the ABCD of their religion but adopting all trades of Hinduism. Please try to publish Dalit Voice in every state language, so that people will know your message.
Smt. SHAILAJA VINOD, C/O S. CHANDRAKAR, 96/3. GAJANAN NAGAR, NAGPUR 440 022
I am one of the two women who attended the DV readers meet on April 12 at Nagpur. The poor participation of Dalit women can be attributed to the thinking of our Dalit brothers who consider that Dalit women are fit to be full-time house-managers. They do not attach much importance to their women attending such functions. Dalit women too do not insist upon it and gradually lose interest in such activities, thus turning it to be a pure men’s show as it was evident on April 12 at Nagpur. Though women by nature are less aggressive, it is the duty of our brothers to create awareness in them. They need to be educated and encouraged to be an active element on such functions. Our women should also realise that their salvation does not lie within the four walls of their houses. Women also must be assertive in becoming equal partners in the social field. When the Editor asked me to speak before the audience, I could not communicate properly. However, I still remember his words of encouragement which boosted my morale and strengthened my resolve to study more so that I could effectively express my views in future. If women are given encouragement they too can prove to be very helpful and complimentary to their Dalit men in social field.
