THE DICHOTOMY

THE DICHOTOMY As per my own distinctive viewpoint , the pressing demand for caste census by all political parties does not portend a healthy unified future for the nation. This purely vested interest which has become a unanimously approved agenda among all parties including the ruling party is a gloomy forecast of the aftermath. This is the flipside of the story ! We are already a caste obsessed nation. We are severely judgemental as per the caste divide .Our perceptions and perspectives are always caste- driven . Hatred, jealousy and intolerance is what is prevalent. Venom is being spewed in the name of caste divides leading to mobbing, lynching, to cold blooded murders , patricide , fratricide , homicide suicide - all are rampant in the present scenario. So even though well-wishers and may be the political veterans are demanding it to ensure a stable future for their progeny , it will certainly deepen the chasm in the already - divided country in the name of caste. Interested parties are not letting any opportunity go waste , be it even the death of a person , rape , dacoity , mass killing , they are all bring turned into lucrative aspects to mobilise public sentiment of the particular caste involved. Lots of bounty is distributed many a times to hush up the matter , whereas several such horrific cases go unnoticed when they do not occur at the opportune time. The media plays a prominent role in highlighting these gruesome events .. If everyone irrespective of their class and caste is given equal opportunities to grow and pursue their interests , harmony would prevail .This may be hypothetical and far-fetched thinking .But is it too much to ask for a more stable , peaceful and coalescive future for the nation ? On a very broad basis the caste system in India evolved and developed to earmark the four phases of life and further, it was classified as per the occupation and profession of the masses. As time passed this categorisation deepened with the emergence of several divisions and subdivisions of every varna or caste .With this began the vying with each other to be one up in every sphere so much so that (cutting it short) , this divide has now reached alarming proportions resulting in untoward unforseen , unpleasant happenings . To my limited and inadequate governmental know- how, diplomacies and policies , my assessment of the situation may be erroneous ,narrow and lopsided ! The Almighty created the human species as equals with similar physical attributes , physiological systems and logical , discerning minds . He did not demarcate any categorisation among His creations. However , man's fertile mind devised and developed the various codification. It is so unfortunate that we have utterly destroyed that ethereal equality by misusing our minds in a calculative , scheming and shrewd manner to satisfy our own self-proclaimed noble motives . This particular divide is a unique feature of our country particularly . However , it is distressing to observe other nations also intensifying whatever dissimilarities there could be among them in the name of colour , race , ethnicity etc. In this unending debate , may the desire to live amicably and peacefully take hold of mankind ....then alone can we truly fulfil Our Creator's purpose ! This may be taken as a very childlike , wishful , unimaginable and impossible aspiration !!