Brahmins and Dalits (was : Jnanasambandar:)

Paul Kekai Manansala kekai at JPS.NET
Thu Dec 9 05:07:05 UTC 1999


IreneMaradei wrote:
>
> Love of knowledge
>
> Isn't it a bit naive to say that all brahmins - or "all" of any group of
> people - had a love for knowledge in itself?
>

I have to agree with you, Irene.

Brahmins may have had cultural tendencies toward traditional knowledge.
However, the
same forces that pushed them in this direction would likely have pushed
them away
from "impure" Western education.

> From my experience, Indian people in general seem to have a wonderful
love of knowledge
regardless of whether they are brahmin or not.

Regards,
Paul Kekai Manansala
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