Sanatana Dharma endorses a particular Dharma which
has its traces in the concept of Ritam. Ritam is that which is definitively
responsible for the proper functioning of the natural, moral and sacrificial
orders in this entire universe.
Dharma is conceived as the course of action
which if followed would benefit the person both socially and spiritually. The
failure to follow Dharma would result in Adharma which is social and spiritual
fall. If Dharma is followed, the society we live in is in harmony.
However it is not only the harmonious living that could
be the criterion. We find Dharma as one of the vertex in the triangle alone
with Artha and Kama to realize Moksha. While Dharma stands for the idealism, Artha
is for profits and Kama for pleasure. It is human tendency to fail to act on
account of Dharma alone by sacrificing Artha or Kama. Since ages there is a
great debate on which vortex should be given primacy in deciding what the correct
course of action is. Every philosophy tells that for pleasure and profits one
should not breach idealism.
Dharmic system is predicated on a universal view of
a system which decides the ideology of every person on his behaviour and his
work. That ideology happens to be the Svadharma which unfurls as the basis of that
persons Dharmic ideals in the society he is living.
In Vyadha Gita we have a butcher teaching Dharma to
a Sanyasi. The episode which appears in Mahabharata describes the importance of
performance of Swadharma (prescribed duty). According to the story, a Vyadha (Butcher)
who is engage in mincing meat which is his Swadharma is capable of teaching a Sanyasi
on how to attain liberation by the performance of Swadharma. In Dhramic system
there is nothing which can be pointed out as “Idam Ittam” (definite rule)
After the advent of British to my country the
Dhramic system was disturbed. They had this conception that justice system has
to be based on certain definite rules. The law was amalgamated to Anglo-Hindu
system which was against the grain of our ancient Dharmic system. Thus the
legal system and thereby our Indian Constitution is a peculiar continuation of
the strange world of Anglo-Hindu system. This peculiar system is trying to make
sense in a “modern” western way of the very ancient Dharmic society. Hence our Constitution
tries to address the problems of “Jati” through westernized system of reservations
not realizing that it would in effect entrench the system further.
Reservation has pulled my country down. Appraising
of certain caste in the name of equality has brought disaster to justice
system. We have applicants faking the caste certificates to have a lick at the
reservations provided. The main reason to have reservation was not to promote
inequality but to promote equality. It is statistically proven that the reservation
based on the caste system created imbalance in society and hence there are castes
which do not get fair and equal opportunity to grow and participate in economy
and social activities. This reservation system does not look at justice but caters only equality and hence it does not account for the upper
caste poor and unfortunately hold good even for the lower caste rich.
On the 67th Republic Day of India I keep
hopes that the Constitution of India will be amended to give better social
justice to all my siblings who are under the motherly care of my country INDIA.
Wish you all A Happy Republic Day…..!
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