This post is dedicated to all the old men who think they are the sole protectors of our society and keep saying, "Its my way or the highway". This morning, I was put into a session, where one old guy was talking about some outdated moral science lessons. He was talking about this "IT Culture" that Chennaites are obsessed with. He was talking on Saturday night parties as if it its a ghastly cannibalistic ritual. Anyways, thats the way Chennaites will talk, because for them "Pissing in public is Indian culture and kissing in public is western culture". For them, a CM living with three wives is fine, but if Shreya Saran turns up in an evening gown before him, its a criminal offence to our centuries old "Culture".
Coming back to old men, I came across this guy, who is this Ayyappa Guru, who supposedly guides new devotees through the pilgrimage. He was advising me on why intercaste marriages are bad for Indian society. He took an example and said that when giving commentary on the darshans, he says "All the devotees are equal before Ayyapa" because its nice to hear and he gets paid for that. In reality, he thinks otherwise. He thinks only brahmins possess good values, traditions and lifestyle. So, they should not marry non-brahmins or they will loose all these and will become like the "others". I don't mind this self-gratification that people do with their communities, religion, etc... but all this doesn't mean much to a women like me, because religions and other shadowed elements are used as tools to "keep women where they belong".
In the end, its hypocrites like these all around the world, who make some people believe that they are lesser than equals.
Coming back to old men, I came across this guy, who is this Ayyappa Guru, who supposedly guides new devotees through the pilgrimage. He was advising me on why intercaste marriages are bad for Indian society. He took an example and said that when giving commentary on the darshans, he says "All the devotees are equal before Ayyapa" because its nice to hear and he gets paid for that. In reality, he thinks otherwise. He thinks only brahmins possess good values, traditions and lifestyle. So, they should not marry non-brahmins or they will loose all these and will become like the "others". I don't mind this self-gratification that people do with their communities, religion, etc... but all this doesn't mean much to a women like me, because religions and other shadowed elements are used as tools to "keep women where they belong".
In the end, its hypocrites like these all around the world, who make some people believe that they are lesser than equals.
5 comments:
I loved the line, "Pissing in public is India culture and Kissing in pubic is Western Culture."
So true!! Aise logon ki baatein ek kaan se sun ke doosre kaan se nikaal deni chahiye. Hypocrites!
Hey Niki, Long time :). The sad part is these hypocrites have listeners and are a liability to the society.
Spot on Ramya!
Hypocrisy is a BIG BIG problem with us Indians and sadly "middle-class morality" is a big contributor to this hypocrisy.
If you have observed, the super-rich and the super-poor are the most genuine people on earth - the rich have nothing to lose by being themselves and the poor have nothing to gain by being themselves.
Among the worst offenders are these (sms) "Swamis/ Gurus" of South India. Equally bad are the bearded, uncombed left-leaning intellectuals of North India/ Delhi, who claim to be pro-poor, but drink nothing less than Scotch.
Nice post ! :)
hah... very trueeee.. sadly, who will shove their mouth shut?!?!
Lol ... good one rums... Hey girls i hv changed my blog address (again) Pls update!
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