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Black Buddha – श्याम बुद्ध

I had a question in mind as to why one of the greatest religions i.e. Buddha Religion (also called Buddhism) was so hated in India. I got few answers which may not contain anything new but certainly impart new information.
There are statues of Black Buddha available having features of people of African origin. When we talk of black races of African origin then people of South India (Dravidians) are also included who have straight hair and comparatively thin lips. These Dravidian people have their origin in Indus Valley Civilization. They lived in a developed civilization and were forced to go into south due to food finding nomadic tribes coming from central Asia. In the process there was blood mixing in various social groups. Castes were made and many groups were enslaved and given the low work according to the proportion of black color in the skin. From this angle Indian caste system is the form of racism and apartheid and still prevalent in its dirtiest form. OBCs, SCs and STs of India are the target of this system and every effort is made to keep them away from quality life and Human Rights. A very large part of corruption in India is caste based as development is not allowed to reach interior of India where these people live.
A lecture of 2 hrs duration delivered by Dr. Velu Annamalai is given below.  Links regarding ‘Black Buddha’ are also given below.
एक प्रश्न बहुत समय से मन पर टँगा था कि जब बुद्धधर्म दुनिया भर के महानतम धर्मों में से एक है तो उसे भारत में घृणा की दृष्टि से क्यों देखा गया? कुछ उत्तर मिले हैं जिनमें चाहे नया कुछ न हो परंतु जानकारी बढ़ाने में ये मदद करते हैं. 
बुद्ध की कुछ मूर्तियाँ दुनिया में उपलब्ध हैं जिनमें बुद्ध का रूप-रंग और नैन-नक्श अफ्रीकी मूल के लोगों के हैं. जब अफ्रीकी मूल की श्यामवर्ण या मेघश्याम (काले रंग) की प्रजातियों की बात आती है तो उनमें दक्षिण भारत के द्रविड़ियन मूल लोग भी इनमें शामिल होते हैं जिनके बाल सीधे और होंठ तुलनात्मक रूप से पतले हैं. द्रविडियन मूल के लोगों का संबंध सिंधुघाटी और हड़प्पा सभ्यता से है. एक विकसित सभ्यता में रहने वाले ये लोग मध्य एशिया की आदिम जातियों के आक्रमण के दबाव में दक्षिण की ओर चले गए थे. इसी क्रम में उस समय के सभी सामाजिक समूहों में रक्त-मिश्रण हुआ. जातियाँ बनी और कई समूहों को गुलाम बना कर उनकी चमड़ी में काले रंग की मात्रा के अनुसार निम्न प्रकृति का कार्य दिया गया. इस दृष्टि से भारतीय जाति प्रथा नस्लवाद और रंगभेद का ही रूप है जो आज भी अपने निकृष्टतम रूप में प्रचलित है. भारत की अन्य पिछड़ी जातियाँ, अनुसूचित जातियाँ और जनजातियाँ इसकी शिकार हैं और इन्हें गुणवत्तापूर्ण जीवन और मानवाधिकरों से दूर रखने की हर संभव कोशिश होती है. भारत में भ्रष्टाचार का बहुत बड़ा भाग जातिप्रथा आधारित है क्योंकि विकास को उन दूर-दराज़ के इलाकों में पहुँचने ही नहीं दिया जाता जहाँ ये दलित लोग बसते हैं.
ख़ैर, इस क्रम में डॉ. वेळु अण्णामलै का दो घंटे का एक व्याख्यान 12 भागों में मिला है जिसके लिंक नीचे दिए हैं. इसी तरह ब्लैक बुद्धा के लिंक्स यहाँ हैं.
Black Buddha: Bringing the Tradition Home
The Real History

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Protecting interest of Dalit employees

Northern zone SCs/STs Welfare Federation

Viru Mal Megh
Viru Mal Megh addressing the meeting of Federation on 04-07-2010

Northern zone SCs/STs Welfare Federation is a registered body comprising of the representatives  of northern states of India. It looks after the interest of Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes residing in the region. It was established in the year 1970 and changed its name  form time to time to best suit to its activities and objectives.

Activities: Presently it is headed by Sh.Viru Mal  Megh as president of the Federation. Looks after the interests of SCs and STs (groups of people included in a list in the Indian constitution for special treatment in order to empower them to overcome disadvantageous position arising due to caste bias in Indian society) belonging to to north India. It consists of representatives from different Departments of the Punjab State. It ensures that constitutional provisions, in particular, adequate representation of SCs and STs in services under the respective states i.e. the desired representation is consistent with the demographic estimate (census figures and this constitutional object is provided/fulfilled by means of prescribing percentage of reservations for that).  The last convention to achieve the aims was held on 04-07-2010 at Ravidas Bhawan, Mohali to consider the various issues relating to Punjab services. Defects, implications and complications noticed in the smooth implementation of constitutional provisions and the government policy were brought to the notice of Government of Punjab for taking remedial measures in this regard. In nut shell it struggles for the constitutional rights of all SC and ST communities. In case of its violation by the State, it struggles for restoration of rights.  The federation plans protests, dharnas and rallies whenever and wherever needed.
The forum organizes coordinated activities. 

Head Quarters: Ravidas Bhawan, Phase VII, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab.

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