Noted NRI lawyer and social activist KK Sarachandra Bose believes that Hinduism is not a religion as it lacks a head like in Jainism and Budhism.
Bose talked to The Pioneer on Friday, during his short visit to the State capital.
He further said that religion is faith and treats every human being as equals but in caste system adopted and propagated by Hindu society it has proven as curse because few are exploiting and treating others like animals.
Regarding caste system in the country, Bose says that caste system is around 300 years old in India before that class system was prevalent in which the division of labour was present.
lord Krishna was Coal black and the same colour could be witnessed now but those with fair colour have differentiated the people in ‘Varnas’ which means colour.
“Earlier only class existed but with the entry of British in India the caste system became prominent and later inclusion of caste system while framing constitution made the situation worst,” he said.
As what inspired him to launch a movement against the caste system, informed that the movement started after his India visit to monitor UN Hunger Project in Satna where the two persons from lower castes raised vows that they do not access to water and suffer a lot due to their low ranking in the caste strata. The incident forced him to think he went back and sponsores two tube wells for the Dalits of the area but this would not work to eradicate the evil of caste system and he decided to start his movement.
Viewing Gandhian thought towards caste system, Bose says that Mahatma Gandhi never opposed the caste system as he was from upper caste family of Gujarat. His opposition also came from the same set of thinking as he boarded a compartment meant for white people and he being from an upper caste and fair coloured Indian thought that he would be accepted as like in India.
But when he was thrown out due to his dark complexion compared with white people, frustrated him and later he opposed untouchability based on colour but not opposed caster system. It could be said that Gandhi was the person who could stop inclusion of caste system in constitution, he added.