Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan talks about casteism, manual scavenging

Aamir Khan another time struck an emotional chord together with his show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and mentioned a topic on national tv that anyone else wouldn’t have dared to- casteism.

The tenth episode of the show spoke concerning discrimination created within the Indian society, created on the premise of caste and therefore the reasonably treatment that's allotted to individuals of the “backward” categories.

The first guest to talk on casteism was Dr Kaushal Panwar, a Sankrit professor with Delhi University. For Dr Panwar, being born into a scheduled caste family was nothing but a punishment. Her uniform was completely different from the uniforms of the opposite kids within the college she visited and such an appointment was created by the college authorities to differentiate kids primarily based on their communities. it had been her determination and can and her father’s constant encouragement that created Dr Panwar the individual that she is currently.

The next to share his attack casteism was documentary filmmaker Stalin K, who has made a movie titled ‘India Untouched’. He cleared the misperception that casteism wasn't solely prevalent among the Hindu section of the Indian society, however was apparent among the Muslims, Christians and Sikhs too.

The show played host to retired Justice Dharmadhikari, a veteran freedom fighter, who doesn’t appreciate the concept of relating a person’s identity to his caste. Born into a Brahmin family, Justice Dharmadhikari thought it had been best to disassociate himself from the customary practices followed by his community. which is that the solely method he would preach equality among all sections of the society.

The elderly person additionally narrated an occasion when his nephew’s life got saved by a Dalit person’s blood. He said when blood doesn’t recognize what caste and creed are, why ought to man even have confidence it.

And the next to share his “untouchable” journey was Bezwada Wilson, son of a manual scavenger. He was assigned the task of a manual scavenger even while not his consent – solely as a result of he belonged to a family that had manual scavenging as its occupation. Wilson is currently operating towards uplifting those who were “traditionally” into the occupation.

In the end, Aamir urged the individuals of the country to create a loud noise concerning manual scavenging and casteism which every one be treated with dignity regardless of his background.