Religion & Communist Progressive in Nepal
Prakash Bom
January 12, 2009
Perhaps it is very difficult for Indian-Hindus to accept the fact that Nepal is a multi-religion nation. The multi-ethnic and the multi-culture population of Nepal in big-time was brainwashed by mere mythological aspect of Hindu religion in order to enforce caste system based on Manusmirti by inhabitants of 15th century�s Hindu-escape to Nepal due to Islamic assaults of Mogul empire of India.
They were the group of Indian origin upper caste Hindus whose "X" or "Y" chromosome was constrained through caste system from getting crossed with the "Y" or "X" chromosome of Nepali origin of any indigenous group or mountain Khash or Dalits. Literally, they had restricted inhabitants of Nepali-origin from studying Vedic literature and philosophy.
It is an undocumented historical fact that cannot be identify elsewhere than in the current socio-economic conditions of Nepali origin of multi-ethnic groups � indigenous, Khash and Dalits, who were kept ignorant and illiterate mainly by this group of Hindus as rulers and religious mentors.
Therefore, there is nothing holy about the position of Indian origin Mulbhatta of Pashupati that can make the shrine holiest other than re-enforcing the India-Hindu domination, which have made people ignorantly more mythical than reasonably enlightened like Nichiketa of Kathopanisada, who has the courage to question the Death and its phenomenon.
If people of Nepali origin were given such freedom by Hindus they would all know by heart that 18-Puranas as mythology and Mahabharata as meta-fictional-history written by Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana, as the great literary works of Vedic civilization of Indian continent. Instead their psyche had been induced with superstitions, animal sacrifices, ignorance and overall illiteracy for centuries against the spirit of Vedic civilization and Teachings of Buddha.
Nepali socio-religious psyche need transformation, which can only be achieved with the rational and scientific approach that can re-educate people for not to depend on supernatural elements in any circumstance to resolve human sufferings � poverty, disease, caste and gender discrimination, slavery and so on in their lives.
Nepali people of all diverse culture have to understand the fact that all religions of the world by virtue is made up story or myth � some are over superstitious without any corresponding reality, and some are less superstitious with some corresponding reality such as Buddhism and Vedic religion of philosophies � Samkhya-Yoga, Nyaya-Vaisesika.
Had Hindus scrutinized validity of Manusmiriti and rejected the caste system based on rational elements of Samkhya-Yoga and Nyaya-Vaisesika or the fact of Buddha abandoning the Hindu�s caste system, for example, deprived and marginalized people of Nepali origin did not need to fight in this 21st century for their basic human dignity.
It is obvious that the contemporary Hindu religious beliefs and practices have been the cause for creating such discrepancies in Nepali society. The challenge for Hindus of Nepal now at this transitional period is to transform themselves for abolishing overall practice of caste system from their religious practices. The question is "would Indian origin Mulbhatta or Nepali origin priest of Pashupati embrace "Non-Hindu" or "Untouchable Hindus" in Pashupati shrine?" This change what Nepali society needs but not the politics of power over the holy shrine.
It is not clear yet whether communist progressives who embrace Marxist, Leninist and Maoist ideologies have fully accepted the fact that the superstitions, which are widely practiced in every day life of people of all diverse Nepali society in the name of various religions, are the "Feudal Tools" that had been so effective to prevent people from getting intelligent for centuries.
I have not been able to see these communist progressives of Nepal completely free of holding "Feudal Tools" in their daily lives and in their party politics. The question is whether these communist progressives do really want people to be intelligent or they really want them to be confused with their eccentric and irrelevant nationalism.
The challenge for Nepali society of all communities is to transform itself from its backwardness that is succumbed to all sort of superstitions and beliefs � animal sacrifice in the public temples against the hygiene�s of human health, victims of witchcraft, black-magic practice accusations and death, seekers of psychic-doctors (Jhakris and Dhamis) for health and fortune, the practice of untouchable and so on, which make people unfortunate and unintelligent. This is how these "Feudal Tools" make people deprived and marginalized.
The solution for transforming social backwardness is to regulate democratic legislations that lay logistics for change and justice. But you cannot force people to change at the barrel of the gun that what Maoist hardliners propound with their ideology in the name of nationalism.
For example, what change Maoists� recent political document that apprehends India and America interfering Nepal�s economic, political and cultural affairs can bring in this regard, if it fails to confront itself. In this global economy of 21st century the Maoists� accusations "America has not abandoned imperialism and India has not abandoned expansionism" is irrelevant and outdated. This is an utter propaganda and an attempt to mislead people as literally not different from the "Feudal Tools" of age old superstitions and beliefs that deprived Nepali people from getting smart.
The question is whether Maoist led government, which has received people�s mandate from historic Constituent Assembly elections, can deliver to people the basic human dignity that they have yet to receive in the history of Nepal. The common minimum program, for example, cannot fully address the basic human dignity of Nepali people that they have been deprived by the privileged (clever), unless legislations guarantee the justice of unprivileged (ignored) through democratic processes that protect people�s civil liberty and rights.
It is the unregulated practice of religion, beliefs and superstitions of society that violates the basic human rights such as practice of caste system must be subject to law for justice under the constitution of a secular state. Similarly, the animal sacrifice in the public temples violates the basic human dignity with the unhygienic slaughter of animal for food no matter what belief or superstition or faith sanctifies the practice.
These socio-religious behavior of society must be regulated not by the arbitrary pronouncements of hardliner Maoist communists but by the electoral processes of the multi-party democracy that is rational and scientific to address the basic human dignity of those Nepali people who are marginalized, deprived, and ignored by the privileged elites and political leaderships in the politics of Nepal.
They were the group of Indian origin upper caste Hindus whose "X" or "Y" chromosome was constrained through caste system from getting crossed with the "Y" or "X" chromosome of Nepali origin of any indigenous group or mountain Khash or Dalits. Literally, they had restricted inhabitants of Nepali-origin from studying Vedic literature and philosophy.
It is an undocumented historical fact that cannot be identify elsewhere than in the current socio-economic conditions of Nepali origin of multi-ethnic groups � indigenous, Khash and Dalits, who were kept ignorant and illiterate mainly by this group of Hindus as rulers and religious mentors.
Therefore, there is nothing holy about the position of Indian origin Mulbhatta of Pashupati that can make the shrine holiest other than re-enforcing the India-Hindu domination, which have made people ignorantly more mythical than reasonably enlightened like Nichiketa of Kathopanisada, who has the courage to question the Death and its phenomenon.
If people of Nepali origin were given such freedom by Hindus they would all know by heart that 18-Puranas as mythology and Mahabharata as meta-fictional-history written by Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana, as the great literary works of Vedic civilization of Indian continent. Instead their psyche had been induced with superstitions, animal sacrifices, ignorance and overall illiteracy for centuries against the spirit of Vedic civilization and Teachings of Buddha.
Nepali socio-religious psyche need transformation, which can only be achieved with the rational and scientific approach that can re-educate people for not to depend on supernatural elements in any circumstance to resolve human sufferings � poverty, disease, caste and gender discrimination, slavery and so on in their lives.
Nepali people of all diverse culture have to understand the fact that all religions of the world by virtue is made up story or myth � some are over superstitious without any corresponding reality, and some are less superstitious with some corresponding reality such as Buddhism and Vedic religion of philosophies � Samkhya-Yoga, Nyaya-Vaisesika.
Had Hindus scrutinized validity of Manusmiriti and rejected the caste system based on rational elements of Samkhya-Yoga and Nyaya-Vaisesika or the fact of Buddha abandoning the Hindu�s caste system, for example, deprived and marginalized people of Nepali origin did not need to fight in this 21st century for their basic human dignity.
It is obvious that the contemporary Hindu religious beliefs and practices have been the cause for creating such discrepancies in Nepali society. The challenge for Hindus of Nepal now at this transitional period is to transform themselves for abolishing overall practice of caste system from their religious practices. The question is "would Indian origin Mulbhatta or Nepali origin priest of Pashupati embrace "Non-Hindu" or "Untouchable Hindus" in Pashupati shrine?" This change what Nepali society needs but not the politics of power over the holy shrine.
It is not clear yet whether communist progressives who embrace Marxist, Leninist and Maoist ideologies have fully accepted the fact that the superstitions, which are widely practiced in every day life of people of all diverse Nepali society in the name of various religions, are the "Feudal Tools" that had been so effective to prevent people from getting intelligent for centuries.
I have not been able to see these communist progressives of Nepal completely free of holding "Feudal Tools" in their daily lives and in their party politics. The question is whether these communist progressives do really want people to be intelligent or they really want them to be confused with their eccentric and irrelevant nationalism.
The challenge for Nepali society of all communities is to transform itself from its backwardness that is succumbed to all sort of superstitions and beliefs � animal sacrifice in the public temples against the hygiene�s of human health, victims of witchcraft, black-magic practice accusations and death, seekers of psychic-doctors (Jhakris and Dhamis) for health and fortune, the practice of untouchable and so on, which make people unfortunate and unintelligent. This is how these "Feudal Tools" make people deprived and marginalized.
The solution for transforming social backwardness is to regulate democratic legislations that lay logistics for change and justice. But you cannot force people to change at the barrel of the gun that what Maoist hardliners propound with their ideology in the name of nationalism.
For example, what change Maoists� recent political document that apprehends India and America interfering Nepal�s economic, political and cultural affairs can bring in this regard, if it fails to confront itself. In this global economy of 21st century the Maoists� accusations "America has not abandoned imperialism and India has not abandoned expansionism" is irrelevant and outdated. This is an utter propaganda and an attempt to mislead people as literally not different from the "Feudal Tools" of age old superstitions and beliefs that deprived Nepali people from getting smart.
The question is whether Maoist led government, which has received people�s mandate from historic Constituent Assembly elections, can deliver to people the basic human dignity that they have yet to receive in the history of Nepal. The common minimum program, for example, cannot fully address the basic human dignity of Nepali people that they have been deprived by the privileged (clever), unless legislations guarantee the justice of unprivileged (ignored) through democratic processes that protect people�s civil liberty and rights.
It is the unregulated practice of religion, beliefs and superstitions of society that violates the basic human rights such as practice of caste system must be subject to law for justice under the constitution of a secular state. Similarly, the animal sacrifice in the public temples violates the basic human dignity with the unhygienic slaughter of animal for food no matter what belief or superstition or faith sanctifies the practice.
These socio-religious behavior of society must be regulated not by the arbitrary pronouncements of hardliner Maoist communists but by the electoral processes of the multi-party democracy that is rational and scientific to address the basic human dignity of those Nepali people who are marginalized, deprived, and ignored by the privileged elites and political leaderships in the politics of Nepal.
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