Why are people targeting Hinduism only while discussing about castes & sects ... just becoz its easy target ?
Even X-tians & Muslims have different castes & sects. Muslims have Qureshi, Bohri, Ismaili .... lot of others too, othern than the usual Shia-Sunni we all know.
And also, there is a hierarchy meaning who is superior in all these castes/sects.
Likewise, even X-tians have their own affiliated chur-ches & many of them even don't come under Po-pe%u2019s order.
Its too simplistic to say that conversion to these faiths will remove the problems of Dalits from Hinduism.
Yes, Dalits have suffered and they should be duly compensated but conversion is not the solution. It only breeds hatred & promotes violence in a country like ours.
Conversion can be a matter of choice if the individual is educated & knows the outcome of conversions. Religion is for spiritual upliftment & not materialistic benefits.
If poor Dalits need to be uplifted, they should have affirmative programs in place from the govts. I think India already has many such programs but only implementation needs attention.
Changing religions forcibly for bread & clothes will only promote violence in India.
But its unfortunate that X-tians & Muslims believe strongly in conversions and strongly pursue these tactics at every possible opportunity.
In that respect, I think VHP or Bajrang Dal are only responding to the excesses of these missionaries I believe.
