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Born untouchable....

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I was born an untouchable to start with; hence was a casteless, so called Hindu. Later on I became a Sudhra and currently am a Brahman. I was full of filth and had to be cleansed and washed by a midwife before my parents could even attempt to cling on me; and am still full of filth, guilt, angst, sins, hypocrisy, jealousy and etc. Ever needing a wishful mental, and physical cleansing as well as a detox; here you go, I was born untouchable and physically nowhere 50 years ago and now I am everywhere! The imaginary hierarchy of Varnashram and casteism in Indian and Hindu /Non Hindu psyche in the Indian subcontinent came with the so called Aryan migration around 3500 years ago, along with Vedic civilisation and eventually spread everywhere across the sub-continent, and to the south 1500 years later. Homo sapiens first migrated to the subcontinent 60,000 years ago from Africa; may have from Southern Africa too, via the now submerg

On a lighter note !

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On a lighter note! Agenda; rules the roost in sapiens life on this planet. It’s obvious; there can be no selfless soul on this planet; none with not even a speck of agenda and that applies to all of us, including me. Interdependence is the rule of life. I provide charity because the act satisfies my ego and that’s the agenda. It’s the same with all charitable activities even if it is done discreetly; is it shameful ? Learning to say “No” is an art too. Never go back on your verdict and rue over it, once it is uttered. The initial suspicion and disbelief will not change even after you change your “No”. Think twice before NO; and none after No; thrice before yes; and none after yes. People change faster than Chameleons and when it cometh to money; lest forgive the poor creatures, we can even out shame them; putting those chameleons to shame in the process. Their attire changes; demeanor changes; I mean the people. Does writing give an impetus to brain? N