Why do we have to bother about the caste system even sixty years after Independence? Should not democracy, the panacea that it is, wash away that millennia old vestige of an evolutionary aberration? That is because, casteism is promoted by all the major parties. They would rather divide and rule than unify and empower.
A very crass example of this divide and rule policy is now on display in Punjab. The out of power Congress would rather drive a wedge between the Sikhs than see to it that people live harmoniously. The Akalis too seem to be playing into their hands. These parties recognize the potency of vote banks. They would rather enjoy power than make India powerful.
Dear Hindu friends, take some time to ponder over this and if possible, build a temple either individually/collectively in your lifetime where the priest will be selected on merit and not by virtue of his/her birth. If you do not do this, Hinduism will be relegated to the pages of History textbooks in the not so distant future.
