-Only upper caste (esp brahmins) had access to education before British arrival
-Education received attention only after British arrival, esp after Charter act, Wood's dispatch & Macaulay's minute
-It was only due to British & Christian Missionaries that education spread in India
This is written in NIOS Gender Studies Textbook for senior secondary (page 152)
It is shocking how such blatant lies are allowed to be taught to our children!!
It is a well documented fact that education was flourishing in India before the arrival of British. Majority of the students, as well as teachers were from lower castes.
Noted Historian and Gandhian Dharampal ji in his book -"The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century"- has painstakingly documented this from British records of over 1 lakh indigenous gurukuls/pathshalas, which existed before the arrival of British.
Why Govt of India did not refer to the extensive and authentic work of Dharampal while preparing the text book?
More shocking is the whitewashing of 1813 charter which actually unleashed Christian Missionaries to convert Hindu population.
The book does not say anything about how British destroyed the flourising indigenous education system (in which every section of the society was receiving education), rather it choses to glorify it.
Should necassary action not be taken against those who write inject such falsehood in our textbooks?
This is a 3-part video series (by @varibraxmun) which explains how caste reservations in India started and kept growing.
Part 1 (till 1975) shows early debates in the Constitution: Leaders wanted equal opportunity, not permanent caste lists. The Army even refused quotas in 1972 citing national security.
Part 2 covers the big jump after 1975: Mandal Commission, 50% limit, creamy layer, quotas in promotions and private schools, plus protests by groups like Gujjars and Jats wanting their own reservations.
Part 3 brings it to today: Courts striking down very high quotas, lower exam cut-offs, student stress studies, and politicians promising even more
Its a full history of reservation, in a nutshell.
Videos show what began as a small exception, has now become the type of politics that early leaders had warned against.
Do watch and share across your groups 👇
An Indian Brahmin pilot saved the lives of 200 Israelis passengers
Smit Machchhar, an Indian national from a Gujarati Brahmin family, reportedly saved the lives of more than 150 Jewish passengers aboard Flight FZ1073 after being stabbed by his Omani co-pilot, who allegedly attempted to seize control of the aircraft in what could have been a deliberate crash or terror attack.
Despite being seriously injured, Smit’s courage and presence of mind helped prevent a potential catastrophe and protect over 200 lives.
A brave Indian who stood between innocent lives and disaster.
Did you know about Rwanda Genocide?
-Rwanda schools before 1994 taught "Tutsis" were foreign invaders & "hutus" were moolnivasis.
-They used used ethnic quotas (reservations).
-They even forced kids forced kids to declare Hutu or Tutsi in class.
This early division of children into "us versus them" made later hate easy to spread.
& Later 8-10 lakh tutsis/moderate hutus were slaughtered by extremist hutus.
Today, the same pattern appears in India through Aryan-invasion stories, "Brahmanical patriarchy" lessons, reservations that limit general category students & official caste labels.
Classrooms and media keep repeating old grievances instead of shared values.
The thread warns India is following a similar path👇
Must read.
The situation was quite like 9/11.
Terrorist trained to be a pilot, looks for an opportunity to enter the cockpit, and then kill the captain to eventually take control of the plane & crash it.
This plan was even more foolproof. The terrorist was the co-pilot, no need of announcing a hijack, had an axe instead of a box-cutter, and just had to neutralise one pilot instead of two.
Imagine the bravery of the Indian pilot, who was relentlessly being attacked by an axe, yet managed to relay the signal of a hi jack. And MOST IMPORTANTLY opened the cockpit door so that others can enter. Saved 100+ lives.
The Gujarati pilot, Smit deserves the biggest bravery award. 🙏
अगर आरक्षण गरीबी हटाओ योजना नहीं है, तो आर्थिक लाभ क्यों?
IIT में GC की फीस 8 लाख औऱ SC/ST की 0 क्यों?
कौन किस जाति का है, इसपर ये decide होता है कि उसको कौन सा कॉलेज मिलेगा-तो आज जातिवाद तो सरकार ही कर रही है!
हर योजना में जाति के आधार पर आरक्षण डालकर जातिवाद कैसे खत्म करोगे?