ஜாதிப்பிரிவுகளுக்கு ஒரு முடிவை நோக்கி

ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கரின் முயற்சியால் பல்வேறு ஜாதிகளைச் சார்ந்த மக்கள் இணைந்து தலித்துகளுக்கு ஆதரவாக நிற்போம் என்று சூளுரைத்திருக்கின்றனர்.

நன்றி கல்ப் நியூஸ்
Thousands of Hindus vow to end caste divide
IANS

New Delhi: Railway porters in their trademark red uniform, Hindu holy men in saffron robes, social activists, large numbers from the middle class - all joined hands here as spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar launched a campaign to end centuries of discrimination against Dalits.

Leaders of several social groups from within the Hindu community, the Dalits included, were among the 4,000 who gathered at an open air theatre in Pragati Maidan here on Friday evening and took a pledge to end the caste divide that Ravi Shankar warned would harm India's progress in the long run.

A seven-point action plan that Ravi Shankar unveiled at the meeting and which the thousands of men and women accepted with their right hands outstretched included an immediate end to the ban on the entry of Dalits into Hindu temples in parts of India.

Action plan

The other aspects of the "action plan" are ending the practice of keeping separate utensils for the use of Dalits in eateries and also providing religious and spiritual education to Dalit children.

"The anger of the past should not engulf us and divide the country. The fear and communication gap between communities is what is keeping us apart," he said in a brief address, first in English and then in Hindi. "We must accept the reality and reconcile the differences.

"What we have started today will resonate across the country and unite the people. When leaders come together and take a vow, the people will follow them," he added. "My main concern is how to bring people together."

The organisers pointed out that months of painstaking hard work had gone into the conference, with Ravi Shankar - whose Art of Living Foundation has millions of followers across the world - reaching out to the leaders and activists of a wide variety of social groups in the Hindu fold.

Present at the "Truth and Reconciliation Conference" were representatives of the Bhumihar, Valmiki, Brahmin, Dalit, Gujjar, Vanniar, Kayastha, Kshatriya, Kurmi, Mahar, Majhabi, Marwari, Meena, Mushar, Paswan, Raigar, Rajput, Thakur, Thevar, Pasi, Mala, Vaish, Valmiki, Verma and Yadav communities.

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ஆன்மீக வழியே பல்வேறு ஜாதிகளின் சமத்துவத்துக்கும் உரிமைகளுக்கும் நட்புறவுக்கும் அன்புக்கும் ஆதாரமாக பலகாலமாக இந்த பூமியில் இருந்து வந்திருக்கிறது.

இது இன்னமும் பரந்து உலகெங்கும் வாழும் மக்களது சமத்துவத்துக்கும் உரிமைகளுக்கும் நட்புறவுக்கும் அன்புக்கும் ஆதாரமாக விரிய இறையை இறைஞ்சுவோம்.