దళితులు - స్త్రీలు మనుస్మృతి దహనం ఎందుకు చేయాలి? | Why Dalits and Women should do Manusmriti Dahan 

దళితులు - స్త్రీలు మనుస్మృతి దహనం ఎందుకు చేయాలి? | Why Dalits and Women should do Manusmriti Dahan - Katti Padmarao #manusmritidahan #manusmriti #manusmritidahandivas #lawsofmanu #kattipadmarao
The Manusmriti | The Status Of Women As Depicted By Manu | Laws of Manu | Dr Katti Padma Rao
According to Hindu mythology, the Manusmriti is the word of Brahma, and it is classified as the most authoritative statement on Dharma .The scripture consists of 2690 verses, divided into 12 chapters. It is presumed that the actual human author of this compilation used the eponym ‘Manu’, which has led the text to be associated by Hindus with the first human being and the first king in the Indian tradition.
Hindu apologists consider the Manusmriti as the divine code of conduct and, accordingly, the status of women as depicted in the text has been interpreted as Hindu divine law. While defending Manusmriti as divine code of conduct for all including women, apologists often quote the verse: they deliberately forget all those verses that are full of prejudice, hatred and discrimination against women.
On December 25, 1927, Babasaheb Ambedkar burned Manusmriti as a symbol of rejection of the religious basis of untouchability. The event was arranged during the Mahad Satyagraha. Mahad Satyagraha was a fight to assert the Dalits’ right to access public water, and to embrace humanity and dignity. For Babasaheb-a staunch advocate of women’s rights and emancipation-it was a political action to burn Manusmriti publicly as he believed that the book entailed the rules preaching inhumane treatment not only towards women but also Dalits, in private as well as public sphere.
The Manusmriti Dahan Divas is celebrated today too, after close to 90 years of its burning. But my question is, who has been celebrating this day all along? Why should we still celebrate it?
Babasaheb had addressed the masses before the event saying, “Let’s destroy the authority of ancient Hindu scriptures that are borne in inequality. Religion and slavery are not compatible.” After his speech, his associate Bapusaheb Sahastrabuddhe said, “Even though I am born as a Brahmin, I condemn the doctrines of Manusmriti. It is a symbol not of religion but of inequality, cruelty and injustice. I move a resolution that the Manusmriti which has been the cause of sufferings for generations, should be publicly burned.”
Here are some of the ‘celebrated’ derogatory comments about women in the Manusmriti :
1. “Swabhav ev narinam …..” - 2/213. It is the nature of women to seduce men in this world; for that reason the wise are never unguarded in the company of females.
2. “Avidvam samlam………..” - 2/214. Women, true to their class character, are capable of leading astray men in this world, not only a fool but even a learned and wise man. Both become slaves of desire.
3. “Matra swastra ………..” - 2/215. Wise people should avoid sitting alone with one’s mother, daughter or sister. Since carnal desire is always strong, it can lead to temptation.
4. “Naudwahay……………..” - 3/8. One should not marry women who has have reddish hair, redundant parts of the body [such as six fingers], one who is often sick, one without hair or having excessive hair and one who has red eyes.
5. “Nraksh vraksh ………..” - 3/9. One should not marry women whose names are similar to constellations, trees, rivers, those from a low caste, mountains, birds, snakes, slaves or those whose names inspires terror.
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