I was closely following Boston Bombings update on different new channels. Reason for doing this is that I being a Sikh is concerned about the repurcussions of the bombings. Yes, backlash by Americans who don't know or not aware of Sikhs. I didn't want history to repeat wherein Sikhs getting attacked by Americans post 9/11.
I suddenly came across a news item which talks about Sunil Tripathi being the suspect behind the Boston Bombings. In my heart I was pretty sure that Sunil cannot be the guy who can carry out such attacks. I live in India and I know how Brahmins are! I have read my history well and I know what they are capable of!
For people who don't know who is Sunil Tripathi here is the knowledge. Sunil Tripathi is a philosophy major, on approved leave from the elite Brown University (according to family and college records). He is missing for almost an year now. On a personal front, I want Sunil to be found and want to be reunited with his family.
I read the article and thought of checking the general public opinion on Sunil. I found article populated with mixed set of comments in the 'Comments' Section. Well, lot of them substantiated with logical reasons like face doesn't match, hair cut doesn't seems to be matching, Height, color etc etc. I came across 1 silly comment posted by someone (would not like to reveal the name) from Chennai (working in an International IT firm). His point was something like this "Sunil Tripathi is a Brahmin. The surname "Tripathi" itself means means well "versed in three vedas. The Sanskrit word "véda" means "knowledge, and wisdom".. something which is definitely superior to what is taught at so called elite schools.. even if he has not gone through the vedas , the generations of Vedic study by the forefathers would make any Brahmin love peace and harmony and rest assured never ever can be instigated to take up such activities".
Well this was the wierdest explaination I can come across in my life. How the hell in this world someones Caste can become a deciding factor to commit a crime. How the hell that the deeds done by forefathers can decide the action performed by the person in 21st century. Not sure if the person who posted this comment is Brahmin or not (in most aspects he seems to be). But somebody who is educated and thought to be liberal, broad minded can come up with such stupid explaination wherein he is trying to correlate Sunil's caste and actions performed by him is really strange and stupid of him.
Well, few people raised some questions on this 'Comment'. But there was reply by one Sardar wherein he questioned the person on this logic and also went ahead and mentioned that Brahmins are the ones who followed 'Manusmriti' and are responsible for the current state of India and people (Low caste) who died over the centuries serving these so called Brahmins (Superior caste). He even quoted couple of verses from Manusmriti to point the way Brahmins treated their women, low caste people etc.
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I suddenly came across a news item which talks about Sunil Tripathi being the suspect behind the Boston Bombings. In my heart I was pretty sure that Sunil cannot be the guy who can carry out such attacks. I live in India and I know how Brahmins are! I have read my history well and I know what they are capable of!
For people who don't know who is Sunil Tripathi here is the knowledge. Sunil Tripathi is a philosophy major, on approved leave from the elite Brown University (according to family and college records). He is missing for almost an year now. On a personal front, I want Sunil to be found and want to be reunited with his family.
I read the article and thought of checking the general public opinion on Sunil. I found article populated with mixed set of comments in the 'Comments' Section. Well, lot of them substantiated with logical reasons like face doesn't match, hair cut doesn't seems to be matching, Height, color etc etc. I came across 1 silly comment posted by someone (would not like to reveal the name) from Chennai (working in an International IT firm). His point was something like this "Sunil Tripathi is a Brahmin. The surname "Tripathi" itself means means well "versed in three vedas. The Sanskrit word "véda" means "knowledge, and wisdom".. something which is definitely superior to what is taught at so called elite schools.. even if he has not gone through the vedas , the generations of Vedic study by the forefathers would make any Brahmin love peace and harmony and rest assured never ever can be instigated to take up such activities".
Well this was the wierdest explaination I can come across in my life. How the hell in this world someones Caste can become a deciding factor to commit a crime. How the hell that the deeds done by forefathers can decide the action performed by the person in 21st century. Not sure if the person who posted this comment is Brahmin or not (in most aspects he seems to be). But somebody who is educated and thought to be liberal, broad minded can come up with such stupid explaination wherein he is trying to correlate Sunil's caste and actions performed by him is really strange and stupid of him.
Well, few people raised some questions on this 'Comment'. But there was reply by one Sardar wherein he questioned the person on this logic and also went ahead and mentioned that Brahmins are the ones who followed 'Manusmriti' and are responsible for the current state of India and people (Low caste) who died over the centuries serving these so called Brahmins (Superior caste). He even quoted couple of verses from Manusmriti to point the way Brahmins treated their women, low caste people etc.
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