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The Origin of the Caste Question

I have two hands. You also have two hands. I have two legs. You also have two legs. I speak. You also speak. I have a name. You also have a name. I breathe. You also breathe. I am human. You are also human. But what is the difference between you and me? Thus, my heart and brain are working. My hands and legs are active. Yet, the nerves in my body are emotionless. Undoubtedly, I am paralyzed.

For thousands of years, the game of untouchability has been ongoing. All humans created by God are one and the same. So why is there so much discrimination among humans? How long will this insult and disdain continue? This itself has become a riddle. In the sacred land of Lord Buddha, there is social hatred and discrimination? In the holy land of Mother Sita, the mother of the world, there is cruelty, injustice, rape, and oppression? In the country of Lord Pashupatinath, in the name of religion, culture, and tradition, there is hatred, violence, and cruelty? Ultimately, how long will all this continue? This itself has become a riddle.

There is no untouchability among animals, birds, or plants. Caste and color are merely characteristics of living beings, created phenotypic diversity. Ninety-nine percent genetic similarity exists within the human race. All humans are equally created by God. Then why does caste-based discrimination prevail in the human race? This itself has become a riddle.