Daily Mirror Part 5 | Language Above Caste
Daily Mirror Part5A Poisonous Poison Language Above Caste: Sugar-Coated Casteism at the State Level (Series: Casteism — A Boon or a Curse? My Reflections) When you leave your district and enter a new state, something magical—and confusing— unfolds : Your caste identity shrinks , and your state identity expands . Suddenly, you are no longer: Brahmin, Modi, Gupta, Kushwaha,Yadav, Banjara… You become: UP wale Bihar wale Marathi manus Gujarati Tamilian Bengali For people of another state, your language becomes your introduction . Your accent becomes your identity . Your caste moves to the background . But this is only half the truth. Because inside your own state, caste still breathes— softly, sweetly… and sugar-coated . 1. Identity Shifts: The Power of Language Cross into Karnataka , and every North Indian becomes “ Hindi people .” Move to North India , and every South Indian becomes “ Madrasi .” Come to Mumbai, and people judge first by: language mother tongue accent surnam...