செல்வி. மீனா கந்தசாமிக்குப் பாராட்டு!

செல்வி. மீனா கந்தசாமி எழுதிய குறத்தி அம்மன் (The Gypsy Goddess) என்ற நூலைப் பாராட்டி எழுதிய பாடல்:

1.

காவிரியால் காவிரிந்த தமிழ்நி லத்தைக் 

       கண்டுகொண்ட மாற்றார்கள் கவர்ந்து கொள்ள

பூவிரிந்த நாள்முதலாய் இதனை ஆண்டு

பொதுமறையைத் தந்தமக்கள் அடிமை யானார். 

மூவரிந்த நானிலத்தை ஆளும் போதே

முழுவுரிமை சதுமறையா லிழக்க லானார்.

நீவிரிந்த நிலத்திலினி கூலி யென்று

நிலம்பறித்தோர் சொன்னதையு மேற்க லானார்.                

2.

ஆலமதை விடக்கொடிய மனுவின் நீதி

      அவனியிதில் சூழ்ச்சியினால் கொண்டு வந்தோர்

காலமெலாம் கூலிகளா யிவரை யாக்கி

      கனவினிலும் உயர்ந்தநிலை மறக்க வைத்தார். 

ஓலமிடும் தம்வயிற்றுப் பசியைப் போக்கும்

      ஓரகப்பை உணவேதான் பெரிதென் றாக

ஞாலமிதில் கைப்பொருளும் உண்மை காட்டும்

   மெய்ப்பொருளும் கிட்டாத பிரிவா யானார்.

3.

சாதிகளை எண்ணற்ற வகையா யாக்கி

சதிசெய்து அவர்களுக்குள் சண்டை மூட்டி

வீதிகளில் நடப்பதற்கும் விதிகள்  செய்து

      வெவ்வேறு பகுதிகளில் வாழச் செய்து

மேதினியில் ‘அபார்த்தீட்’ ** முதலில் கண்டு

       மேல்தட்டி லேயமர்ந்த ஆரி யர்கள்

ஆதிமுதல் தமிழ்நிலத்தை ஆண்ட மக்கள்

            அடிமட்டத் தில்வாட அடிக்கல் நட்டார்.

4.

எப்போதும் இந்தநிலை இறுகி நிற்க

            எல்லாக்கொ டுஞ்செயலுஞ் செய்யு மாற்றை

முப்பாட்டன் கௌடில்யன் எழுதிச் செல்ல

முனைப்போடு செயல்பட்ட ஆரி யர்கள்

‘அப்பார்த்தீ டு’க்குள்ளே ‘அப்பார்த் தீடா’ய்

 அடுக்கடுக்காய் வைத்திந்த நாடு தன்னில்

தப்பாது கலவரங்கள் நடப்ப தற்கு

தமிழர்களைப் பிரித்தாளும் வழிகள் செய்தார்.

5.

மாறவில்லை இந்தநிலை மன்னர் நாளில்;

மாறவில்லை வெள்ளையர்கள் ஆளுங் காலை;

ஏறவில்லை வாழ்க்கைநிலை இந்த நாட்டை

இந்தியரே ஆளுவதாய்ச் சொன்ன போதும்.

கூறவில்லை யோபெரியா ரம்பேத் காரும்?

               கூவியல்ல வோயிவரை விழிக்க  வைத்தார்!

தேறவில்லையே தமிழர்! திசைதி ருப்பும் 

               தேசீயக் கட்சிகளால் திறலி ழந்தார்!

6.

சமவுரிமை யில்லாமல் சமவு டைமை

             சற்றுமிங்கே வாராது என்ற போதும்

தமதுரிமை தமதுநிலை அறியா வண்ணம்

           தடுக்கின்ற கட்சிகளை நம்ப லானார்!

தமதுஇன மக்களையே தாழச் செய்ய

             தமக்கெதிரி இட்டபணி யாவுஞ் செய்தார்!

அமைதியிலே தீர்க்கின்ற சிக்க  லெல்லாம்

            அழல்கொண்டு தீர்க்கயிவர் கருவி யானார்.

7.

(வேறு)

தீவி ரிந்தது வைத்தவன் தமிழன்

தீயெ ரிந்ததால் வெந்தவன் தமிழன்

தீவி ரிந்திட வைத்தவன் கூலி

தீயெ ரிந்திட வெந்தவன் கூலி

நாவி ரிந்ததீ கருக்கிய தாலே

நாகைக் கீழ வெண்மணி தன்னில்

ஆவி நீத்த அத்தனை பேரும்  

 அழல்வைத் தவருக் கண்ணன் தம்பி! 

8.

இருந்தும் எதனால் வைத்தனன் தீயை?

எதனால் கொளுத்தினன் தன்தமிழ்ச் சேயை?

பிரிந்தன ரண்ணன் தம்பிக ளெல்லாம்

பிரித்தவர் சதியில் வீழ்ந்தன ரெல்லாம்

வருந்திட வில்லைக் கொடுஞ்செயல் செய்ய,

வரலா றெல்லாம் மறந்தத னாலே!

திருந்தவி டாதச் சதுமறை ஓங்கின்

தினமோர் 'வெண்மணி' 'அயோத்தி யா'தான்!

9.

(வேறு)

கரும்பக்கம் ஏராளம் இந்த நாட்டில்

கணக்கினிலே கொண்ட வர லாற்றிலேயே!

இரும்புக்கு முன்பிருந்த காலந்தன்னில்

இந்நாட்டில் வந்தமர்ந்த வர்ணப்பேயால்

கரும்பொத்த வாழ்க்கையது காணாமற் போய்

கண்ணீரில் கரைந்தகதை ஏராளந் தான்!

சுரும்பொத்த ஆர்வத்தோ டோடித் தேடி

சுவையோடு அவைபற்றிக் கூறும் மீனா

10.

திரும்பத்தான் திரும்பத்தான் இதனைப் போல

            திசையெட்டும் இசையெட்டும் புத்த கங்கள்

விரும்பித்தான் பலவெழுத தமிழ்நிலத்தில்

            விதையாகி விதைகளுக்கு மழையு மாக

அரும்பத்தான் போகின்றார் எழுத்தா ளர்கள்

           அவனியிலே எளியர்நலங் காப்ப தற்கே!

திரும்பித்தான் உலகுதமிழ் நாட்டைப் பார்க்கத்

             திருப்பிய மீனாவிற்கு நன்றி! வாழ்க!!

•   * - Apartheid

                                                                          -    வேயுறுதோளிபங்கன்

Brahmins were the beneficiaries under Muslim rule!

Brahmins were always concerned only about their welfare, whoever had been the ruler. All that they wanted was that they must be given special privileges and must be permitted to retain the Non-Brahmins under their social control. If the ruler was prepared for it, they did not have any objection to accept any ruler in the sub-continent.

1. There was one Dalapati, the notorious jurist in the medieval era who codified a law to enslve the Sudras (which term includes all non-brahmins in the Hindu fold). Dalapati was the minister under the Muslim ruler of the Nizamshah dynasty of Ahmednagar which ruled Daulatabad. “Dalapati was an effective politician who had infiltrated the court of the Nizam Shah and managed to induce the Sultan to allow Hindus to be ruled independent of the Shariat under their own legal code”. He had written a Hindu civil, penal and ritual law called Nrisimha prasada. Composed during the period between 1490 and 1520, that book, like all other Dharmasastras, was meant to tighten the strangle-hold on the BCs and the SCs. His work would show that the intention of the Brahmins had been to retain their strangle-hold over the non-Brahmins, by praising the rulers, whoever it might be. While writing it, Dalapati had "extolled in several stanzans" the Muslim ruler. His Hindu law was enforced in that kingdom with such vigour that it has become part of the history of Hindu law. It also gets mentioned in Mayne's Hindu Law and Usage. 14th edition.

2.”Jizya was not levied on the Brahmanas. It was only during the reign of Firuz Shah that Jizya was levied from the Brahmanas. There was a lot of trouble and ultimately the rich Hindus of Delhi undertook to pay for the Brahmanas. On a subsequent representation, the Sultan reduced the tax on the richer Brahmanas to 10 Tankas of 50 Jitals each. The entire Hindu population was divided into three grades for the purpose of Jizya. The first grade paid at the rate of 48 Dirhams, the second 24 Dirhams and the third 12 Dirhams”- (Page 329 –History of Medieval India- V.D. Mahajan-S.Chand & co. –Tenth Edition.). The Brahmins classify others as Hindus only to use them to serve the Brahmanical ends. There is no sense of fraternity or brotherhood in this religion. Because, the Brahmins know that the other three categories do not belong to their race but have to be subjugated.

3.“However, the scope of Jizya was extended by Firuz by charging the same from the Brahmans who had formerly been exempted from the tax. It is stated when Jizya was levied on the Brahmans, the latter surrounded the palace and protested against the invasion of their ancient privilege. They threatened to burn themselves alive and call upon the Sultan the wrath of God. The reply of the Sultan was that they could burn themselves as soon as they pleased and the sooner the better. The result was that instead of burning themselves, they sat without food at the gate of his palace. The Sultan did not yield and ultimately it was arranged that the tax leviable from the Brahmans should be levied from the lower castes of the Hindus, in addition to the tax to which they were personally liable”-( V. D. Mahajan – Page 204-History of Medieval India.1995.) The Brahmins did not protest this way when the Shudras were made to pay Jisya. They looked after that their Brahmanical interests were not in jeopardy, whoever the rulers. They always managed to remain in the power-centre, whoever ruled the country. They ignored the interests of the Shudras and used them only  to get Swarnapushpa from them.

4.Jizya had been levied by Muslim rulers in Islamic lands outside India too.-Page 329-ibid.“It is well known that even the vassal Hindu Rajas who rendered military service, were not exempted from the payment of Jizya.”-Page329-ibid. But, the Brahmins had managed to get better treatment from the Muslims for themselves, i.e, even the benefits which had not been conferred on the Hindu Rajas.

                                                                                     

5.During the Arab conquest of Sindh, “The Arabs got a lot of booty from Sindh. They carried away maunds of gold to their country. In addition to that, the people were heavily taxed, particularly those who did not become Muslims. The annual income from Sindh and Multan was estimated to be 11/2 crores of Dirhams (P. 270000). A lot of money was realized by the imposition of Jizya, which was levied in three grades, viz., 48 Dirhams, 24 Dirhams and 12 Dirhams. The distinction was made on the basis of social status of the person taxed and also his ability to pay.” - Page 20- ibid. But, the Brahmins did not plead for any exemption to the others. They took care only of themselves. But they chose and still chose to call themselves religious leaders in spite of the fact that they never lead the Shudras as religious compatriots but only betrayed them and left them to face the problems created by the Brahmins.

                                                                                        

6.“It is true that the religious and intellectual leaders of the Hindus were not influenced by Muslim conquest of India and they maintained their standard of nobility and superiority, but the ordinary Hindu was affected by Muslim conquest” –Page 356-ibid.

7.”Shivaji shot out a very strong letter to Aurangazed objecting to the levy of Jizya, especially on Brahmins and also on Jain monks,Yogis, Sanyasis, Bairagis.” (Page 165.ibid.) Other than Brahmins all the other four categories were hermits. Shivaji was not used by the Brahmins to plead for exemption to the other categories of Hindus.

Non-Brahmins in India must know this fact in the context of the saffron groups spreading genetic calumny against Muslims and Non-Brahmins.

"பிராமணர்கள்" ஆதிக்கத்தைத் தடுத்த இராஜராஜ சோழன்!

தேவாரம் மீட்ட இராசராசன் 

All the kings of ancient India were under the control and blackmail of the Brahmins, who compelled them to protect Chaturvarna. Prince Adiththa Karikaalan was assassinated by a cunning group and that was the reason his younger brother Rajarajan had to yield to brahmins. There was no Periyar or Buddha at that time. It is not only the king who has to do everything in society. The thinkers in the society have a duty too. But, the system of Chaturvarna did not allow thinkers to emerge among non-Brahmins. 

Yet, we must appreciate Rajaraja who retrieved Thevaram from the clutches of the cunning brahmins of Chidambaram. His son Rajendra was also a great king in having protected the empire built by his father. 

Presentist analysis of these kings is not fair. They did not have any helping hands in those days.

"எல்லைகள்' என்ற வலைத்தளத்திலிருந்து:

உத்தம சோழனால்  ஆதரிக்கப்பட்ட  பிராமணர்களின்  ஆதிக்கத்தை  ராஜராஜ சோழன் ஆட்சிக்கு வந்தபோது,தடுக்கும்  செயல்களில் ஈடுபட்டு  வந்துள்ளான்!

         தனது அண்ணன்  ஆதித்ய கரிகாலனைக்  கொன்றவர்களை  கண்டுபிடிக்காமலும்,கண்டுபிடித்து  தண்டிக்காமலும்,கொலையாளிகளை நாட்டிற்கு  அறிவிக்காமலும்  இருந்த நிலையை உணர்ந்து, ஆட்சிக்குவந்த  இருஆண்டுகளில்  கண்டுபிடித்து, அவர்களது  சொத்துக்களைப் பறிமுதல்  செய்து, "திருவநேந்தேசுவரத்து" கோயிலுக்கு  ஒப்படைக்கும்  பணியைச் செய்தான்!

       இந்த பணியை ராஜராஜனின் ஆணைக்கு  இணங்கி, " கோட்டையூர் பிரம்ம ஸ்ரீ ராஜனும்,புள்ளமமங்கலத்து சந்திர சேகரனும் செய்தனர்"  என்று( Epigrapic india volume XXI. No.27) தெரிவிக்கிறது! 

        ராஜராஜனின்  மெயகீர்த்தியாக (புகழ்ந்துரைக்கும் ) பாடல் ராஜராஜனின் வெற்றிகளைப் பற்றி கூறுகிறது!

       அதில் இடம் பெற்று உள்ள"  காந்தளூர் சாலை கலமருத்தருளிய"   எனபது  பிராமணர்களின் பொறுப்பில் இயங்கிவந்த  இடம் எனவும், அங்கு பிராமணர்களுக்கு  ஆட்சி,அதிகாரம் குறித்த பயிற்சி( இன்றைய ஐஏஎஸ்,ஐபிஎஸ்  போல)அளிக்கப்பட  கல்விசாலை எனவும், தனது ஆட்சியில் பிராமணர்கள்  தன்னிச்சையாக  இதுபோன்ற பள்ளியை நடத்துவதை தடுக்கவும்,பிராமணர்களின் ஆதிக்கத்தை ஒடுக்கவும்தான்  காந்தளூர் சாலையின் மீது  படைஎடுத்தான்.  இந்த இடம் சேர நாட்டில் இருந்தது! என்றும்  அதனாலேயே,  ராஜராஜனின் மெய்கீர்த்தி  அதனைப் போர் என்று கூறாமல்  "காந்தளூர் சாலை களம் அறுத்து அருளிய" என்று  கூறப்பட்டு உள்ளது என்று தனது  சோழர்கள் சமயம் என்ற நூலில்  டாக்டர் .ஆ.பத்மாவதி  அவர்கள்  குறிபிடுகிறார்.!

        பிராமணர்களின்  ஆதிக்கத்தைத்  தடுக்க,  ராஜராஜன்  அவர்கள் அறியாதபடி பல்வேறு நடவடிக்கைகளை  எடுத்தான்.ஆதலால்  ராஜராஜனுக்கு  அவனது இறுதிகாலத்தில் அந்தணர்களின் ஆதரவு  குறைந்தது  என்று  தனது சோழர்கள் நூலில்  கே.எ.நீலகண்ட சாஸ்திரியும்  குறிபிடுகிறார்!

          ராஜராஜனது  ஆட்சியில்  மக்களின் நலனை முன்னிட்டும், அந்தணர்களின்  ஆதிக்கத்தைக் குறைக்கவும், நிர்வாகத்தை  எந்த சிக்கலும்  இன்றி  நடத்தவும்  செய்த  செயல்களில்  ஒன்றாகவே,குட ஓலைத் தேர்தலும்  உள்ளது!

         இந்த குடவோலைத்  தேர்தல் மூலம்  தனது  ஆட்சிப்பகுதியை  நேரடியாக  ராஜராஜனால்  நிர்வாகம்  செய்ய முடிந்தது!

For more: 

http://generationneeds.blogspot.in/2012/04/blog-post_17.html?showComment=1415498436949


நன்றி: எல்லைகள் வலைத்தளம். 

Who looted the people at Somanath?

“The most important of all the expeditions of Mahmud the Ghazni was the one against Somnath. Mahmud started from Ghazni in October 1024 A.D. …. When Mahmud arrived at Anhilwara in January 1025 A.D, its ruler, Raja Bhima Deo, ran away from the capital with all his followers. Those who remained were defeated and plundered. After that, Mahmud made his way to Somnath.”

“Ibn-al-Athir tells us that when the army of Mahmud reached Somnath, it found that the people of Somnath were amusing themselves on the walls of the fort at the expense of the Muslims telling them that their deity would cut off their heads and destroy them all. Next day when the Muslims advanced for assault, the Hindus left their posts on the walls. The Muslims planted their ladders against the walls and gained the summit. They proclaimed their success with the cries of Allah-u-Akbar. Then followed a fearful slaughter.

A body of Hindus hurried to Somnath, cast themselves before the deity and besought him to grant them victory. Night came and the fight was suspended. Next morning, the Muhammadens renewed the battle and made greater havoc among the Hindus, till they drove them from the town to the house of their idol Somnath. A dreadful slaughter followed at the gate of the temple. Band after band of defenders entered the temple and with their hands clasped round their necks, wept and passionately entreated Somnath. Then again they issued forth to fight until they were slain, and but few were left alive. These took to the sea in boats to make their escape but the Muslims overtook them and some were killed and some were drowned.”

“Al Qazwini (1203-83) describes the temple of Somnath in these words: “Among the wonders of that place, was the temple in which was placed the idol called Somnath. This idol was in the middle of the temple without anything to support it from below, or to suspend it from above. It was held in the highest honour among the Hindus, and whoever beheld it floating in the air was struck with amazement, whether he as a Mussalman or an infidel. …. Everything of the most precious was brought there as offering, and the temple was endowed with more than 10000 villages. …A thousand Brahmans were employed in worshipping the idol and attending on the visitors, and 500 damsels sang and danced at the door- all these were maintained upon the endowments of the temple. …Near (the idol) was chain of gold weighing 200 maunds. When a portion of the night closed, this chain used to be shaken like bells to rouse a fresh lot of Brahmins to perform worships”

The abovementioned three paragraphs have been excerpted from the book ‘History of Medieval India’ written by V.D.Mahajan and published by M/s S.Chand & Co which is meant to be a text book for the history students doing B.A and M A. in various universities. The book carries only part of the historical events. What the author has chosen to omit recording is given below.  But, the readers with common sense would wonder how a society - in which a temple has become so rich and famous, providing employment opportunity to “more than 1000” Brahmins and 500 damsels who sang and danced - could not provide even minimum resistance to the invaders and why the ruler, Raja Bhima Deo, who must also naturally have had adequate wealth and military force, chose to run away from the capital. The readers may go through the following facts now:

The Sanctum Sanctorum was built with the help of magnets on all the four sidewalls and also on the floor and the ceiling. The idol was made of iron sheets. Even the kings were not informed of this fact and nobody was allowed to go near the deity except the Brahmins. The only non-Brahmin who had access to it after the consecration of the temple was Mahmud the Ghazni. The surprised kings were informed that that the Shivling had not been erected there by ordinary men but the Lord himself had emerged there on his own and that was the reason for the miracle. The gullible kings and the public poured money in. There were set up numerous feeding centers for the Brahmins and Vedic schools near the temple. The Brahmins made hay thus for 600 long years. All the six kings of the Gurjara nation were called as Sishyas of the chief priest of the temple.When  Mahmud of Ghazni invaded Somnath there were jewels worth Rs.18 crores and jewellery worth Rs.20 crores.

The strengh of the army of Mahmud of Ghazni was only 25000. But, the Gurjara kings had an army of 4¹/₂ lakh persons and were prepared to put up a stiff fight against the invader. But they had to act in accordance with the directives of their guru , the chief priest of the temple.But the guru told them that God had appeared before him and told him that He would protect the kings. The priest also said that God had vanished after imposing the condition that special homas must be performed and the Brahmins must be given Annadhan, Swarnadhan and Kanyadan. The priest therefore advised the kings not to go for war but to use the money intended for the war to be gifted to the Brahmins. He also told them that they face such problems as their belief in Puranas does not continue to be as strong as ever and advised them to be strictly faithful at least thereafter. Believing the words of their guru, the valiant kings waived the idea of counter attack and diverted the money for the welfare of the Brahmins.

1008 yagasalas were opened. Numerous Brahmins were employed for performing homa and Varna japas. Besides, astrologers were pressed into service to carry optimistic messages to the kings. In the meanwhile,  the invader had arrived within eight miles of Somnath. Mahmud of Ghazni became actually afraid how and why nobody had come to oppose him. He suspected whether it could be a ploy to trap him. He therefore sent his spies to collect information on the field situation. By now, the Brahmins had assessed the situation and decided to run away.  More than 11000 persons had thus run away and only 800 persons remained . The Muslim spies could not comprehend what was going on and reported that “many persons were pouring ghee and other eatables in fire alongwith sandalwood and wheat.  Even many precious materials are burnt that way. Besides, many human heads were floating in the water without however moving from one place to another. The entire town is covered by smoke. I did not see anything else”. The emboldened invader started advancing towards Somnath. On coming to know of it, the chief priest ordered for decorating his own pearl-studded palanquin and sent it alongwith the Devadaasis to receive the invader. When Mahmud of Ghazni reached the temple, he was received with fanfare and a throne was kept decorated for him in the inner sanctorum of the temple opposite to the diety. That throne was valued at Rs.50 lakhs at that time. Its name was Vyaspeet. The deity of the temple had also been decoraed with precious ornaments.

The chief priest went near the invader and said, “O! King of Kings!! We remain protected only by your honest rule.Mahavishnu; Pruthiveepathi! You are an avatar of the Lord Vishnu. The bogus kings here had said so many meaningless things about you. It was my arrow like words that controlled them. You should not, therefore, do any harm to the Brahmins. I shall place at your feet a sum of  Rs.3 crores as Dakshina”. But, the invader became furious and said, “Oh Kafir! Do you think I am a beggar? I have come here to punish those who worship stone”. Whereupon, the chief priest fell on the feet of the invader and prayed for his mercy pleading that all these arrangements were for their survival. But Mahmud did not heed. He said that these priests were cheating the innocents and were also cheating God. He demanded the treasury be shown to him.  When only some portions of the treasury were shown to him, the invader tied the finger of the chief priest with cloth and soaked it in oil and burnt it in fire. Immediately, the chief priest had shown the entire treasury. The invader looted them all. He had ordered for demolition of the temple. The idol had fallen on the ground on the destruction of magnetic walls. The invader immediately broke that idol also. Gushed out of it like a stream were pearls, diamonds and various precious stones. The invader said that because he had broken the idol, God had given him the award. He had taken them all. He also took along with him 6000 women and 5000 men. Out of these 11000 persons, Brahmins constituted only 800 persons. All the others were Shudras. More details about it are available in Arabic and Gujarathi books.

1. The kings were given wrong advice.
2. The armed forces were made ineffective.
3. The country was betrayed and the interests of the Brahmins alone were sought to be protected. &
4. The men and women became prisoners of the invaders and subjected to eternal humiliation.

All this only because the kings of those days had been captives of the Brahmins and accepted them as their gurus and acted according to their advice. The Brahmins who had been cheating the people and looting their money all along with the protection of the king, had been exempted from payment of tax to the government. “There was no principle of equality of law among the Hindus; the Brahmans were exempted from capital punishment… The share of the state was 1/6^th of the produce and Brahmans were completely exempted.”(Page 56- History of Medieval India – V.D. Mahajan – S.Chand &Co) The common Shudras stomached the insult and held the Brahmins in high esteem. The kings had venerated them. Still, the Brahmins had all along been loyal only to themselves and were prepared to betray them at the earliest available opportunity.