Consider the following:
(1) Do we not prefer white coloured skin to dark coloured skin among men and women ?
(2) Do fair complexioned girls not have a better prospect for marriage ? iIn matrimonial ads why is it often mentioned that the girl is fair complexioned ?
(3) When a baby is born, why do grandmothers become happy if the baby's complexion is 'saaf' i.e. fair ?
(4) When I was in Tamilnadu ( as Chief Justice ) I saw that almost all roadside hoarding ads showed girls with fair complexion, not dark complexion
(5) Why are there creams ( e.g. 'Fair and Lovely' cream ) to make one's skin colour fairer ? Why not creams which make it darker ?
(6) The word 'varna' in the expression 'varna vyavastha' ( i.e. caste system ) literally means ( in Sanskrit ) colour
(7) Even today, 'upper castes' are proportionately fairer in complexion than scheduled castes ( though it is true that there are also several dark coloured.upper caste people, and several fair coloured SCs )
This supports the theory that at one time in our history a white coloured race entered India and conquered a dark coloured race. It is well known that the conquerors impose their values, and since the conqueror was white coloured, white skin was regarded superior to dark skin. Colour is really relative. If a dark coloured race had conquered a fair coloured race, then dark skin would have been regarded as superior.
The points raised are valid. May be true also. It is appararant, of course.
ReplyDeleteThis is simple socio-economic preference phenomena very common in many countries across the globe, even in areas where white races did not conquer the darker skin natives Eg. ancient Japan, Thailand and throughout Africa where use of skin lightening creams is common.
ReplyDeletePoor people who toil in fields or work outdoors for extended periods of time get tanned and become darker skinned, where as rich and privileged stay indoors or under cover and have relatively lighter skin tones.
Over thousand of years, people have been mentally programmed to associate dark skinned people with poverty and lower standing in society.
Everyone prefers people with money, so there is a subconscious preference to associate with the more privileged.
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ReplyDeleteBTW: I am NOT condoning this abhorent and ignorant way to judge people by their appearance. Civilized and educated societies have made significant progress by making laws and educating citizens at early age in their schools.
ReplyDeleteI am hopeful that all old school ignorant racists people will eventually be replaced by young and educated.
Skin color is a function of a vital skin pigment called Melanin, having deficiency of this pigment makes a person light skinned. Dark skin people have more protection from Sun's radiation, it has no connection with wealth and social standing in modern times, otherwise all Indian corrupt politicians would be white as milk :-)
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ReplyDeleteDamn this mobile phone, keeps posting duplicates. Apologies. I have deleted the dupes.
ReplyDeleteHindu Gods are black but Goddesses are fair.This racism is very old and deep rooted.
ReplyDeletea story to read - Blind Spot: http://www.madhavimahadevan.com/blind-spot/
ReplyDeleteSome parliamentarians made a remarks remarks on the dark skin coloured people. One statement reflects the majority white race derivative racist Indian mind set. The other comment on matrimonial columns asking for only fair complexion brides, needs some deeper thinking and analysis, though many criticized his comments. It is apparently true that many of the dark skinned young persons are unable to find proper match in the marriage market. If the person is employed well then he/she may get an alliance. But, in some families, the dark skinned males are ill treated / disrespected of their skin colours, if the spouse is of fairer skin colour. If this trend continues, it may happen that over a period of time the dark skinned population would be slowly vanished from India.
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But Katju, you fail to tell the people that the colors ascertained to these Varna in the Vedas is that the Brahmins Varna was white, Kshtriyas was red, Vaishyas was yellow, and the Shudras' black. It appears to be only a classification and name for ease of use rather than any discrimination. Also, you are wrong that the upper castes are fair and the lower castes darker. If you look carefully, you will observe that if skin tone was the basis India would have to be divided East-West. Dalits from provinces like Gujarat, Rajasthan are likely to be more fair skinned than even upper caste people from the Eastern states. Central states like UP, Jharkhand are a mixture. Maybe unknowingly you are playing into the same divide and rule game?
ReplyDeleteThere are some genetic studies also substantiates the present Indian society is mix up of different ethnic groups native blacks, possibly in ancient times, India was connected with Africa by land (lemuria continent). Later, white migrations from eruosia through north & west coast. Around 2000 years ego, further mingling stopped by introducing varna ( caste ) based systems. However, unauthorized mingling would have continued by force, war atrocities / invasions, power, wealth, physical attraction, etc. but, the caste would be of family where the child was born, though genetically different. Even in Mahabharat Ved Vyas was born to a fisher women from a rishi, later gave birth to prince/s with queens for the continuation of legacy..but the children were of Kshatriyas. The symbols like sacred thread etc. also may be to identify the varna as skin colour became mixed-up among varnas / castes. Also, if we notice some of the western philosophies prevailed in BC, resembles Vedanta. The groups migrated could have brought these basic ideas and preserved in oral tradition as hymns within their groups passed to generations unwritten and kept secret until recent centuries.
ReplyDeleteSome of links on the DNA studies.
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/09/24/dna-points-to-indias-two-pronged-ancestry
http://www.livescience.com/38751-genetic-study-reveals-caste-system-origins.html
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-light-on-genetic-makeup-of-europeans/article6420041.ece
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