There is a show on TV that I like very much, it is called 'Neeya Naana'. It happens to be a south Indian, more specifically, Tamil Talk/Debate show where the participants, everyday individuals like you and me talk, discuss and argue their heads off on everyday issues and concerns of the common man. This show 'Neeya Naana' premieres on STAR VIJAY (of the STAR Asia Network) every Sunday at 21:00.
A full review of the show will be featured on Popcorn & Cola soon.
Well, a couple of weeks back, the topic was on South Indian Marriages: the different aspects of it, the customs, traditions, people and the million other things that are associated with Indian Marriages. The opposing teams were: Parents on one side and their Children on the other side. And by children, I mean legal age and above. As expected most of the participants stuck to being conservative, but there were more than a handful of radical views, on both sides. But when the host asked a question relating to caste, it started. Religion and Caste are always sensitive issues for the fools who give it significance, and for ME, the mere mention of it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I attach more importance to an ant carrying a crystal of sugar than to religion.
The Question:
Would YOU marry a person who is not of your caste ?
There was a girl among the talkers who was very, very beautiful, and I could not tear my eyes off her. She mentioned she was a pucca Iyer girl, and it was more than evident in the way she talked. She was very guarded and somewhat conservative, in her views. And I kept gazing at her and mentally urging the camera to focus on her and her alone. Hey! come on.... she was breathtaking! Who can blame me ?
All that shattered in an instant due to a comment of hers. She wasn't so beautiful after when I heard that comment made by her. She said that she felt blessed, privileged even to have been born in her caste. And the way she said it, made it clear that it was not an off handed comment.
What the friggin' hell is up with that ?
Why do otherwise decent people feel the need to favor their own caste or religion over others ? Where is the god-damned need for that ?
It is not a blessing or a privilege to be a part of a community. There is nothing to feel blessed in that. Getting a chance to make the world around you better, in whatever way possible. Now that is a blessing, a privilege in more ways than one.
If it was left up to me, people like her would be publicly humiliated on national television, then and there, and made to do community service among the more deserving sections of society. My actual judgment cannot be written on a blog, nevertheless the very passing of such comments should be treated as a crime and dealt with as such, with no mercy.
A vision of beauty she was, but this one disgusting comment made her look downright ugly.
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