Caste Crap.!

“Do you hate me?” Gujju passed a chit under my desk!
It was Vishakha Mam’s English class ! We were as usual busy in our chit-passing game!
“huh!..for god sake!..how come you are asking such a stupid question suddenly!!??” I was taken aback at Gujju’s weird question !
“I belong to scheduled caste….now do you hate me??”
“Why on earth that would make a difference to my answer..dumbo?”
“Everybody hates people who belong to scheduled caste!”
“And what made you think so?”
“Sneha twisted her face when she came to know I belong to ‘sc’!..Darshila too hates ‘sc’s…even her parents speak so cheap about them…they think we are selfish..and mean!” Gujju put her head down!
“Hey Gujju!...what they say is not much important ….is it??”
“You know it Sim!...its not just them….many…in fact most of the people hates us!”
“By saying ‘us’ you yourself is categorizing ‘sc’s as some other group !.even if most of the people say cheap things about this cast and all..it only shows their own poverty regarding education and humanity!..so damn them….and be happy!”
“But why should be there such a division in this society??..why??...are ‘sc’s not human?...is it our fault that we are ‘sc’??..why should people accuse us of enjoying facilities ?”
“ now come on Gujju… ‘sc’s do enjoy facilities…but it is equally true that to help the backward classes , giving facilities is very important…it is just the common feeling of jealousy and hatred that makes people hate each other…”
“Does they know…that we don’t feel much good as well, taking those facilities and living as if we have been spared!”
“ Gujju…I don’t believe in giving facilities to people on the basis of caste…I feel facilities should be given on financial basis…… someone poor should not be denied of help just because he is not ‘sc’…..same way, well-to-do people should not be given unwanted advantages!...the problem is with our system….not with the people …but every one makes that same mistake and instead of reforming the system , blames each other!...”
“yeah ..you are right ! But it hurts so much when your loved ones turn their back on you just because of this caste discrimination!”
“But it is not true with us…is it??...we all love you as we used to do before……it never makes difference! Okay??”
“Yeah……….love you so much yaar…mmuaahhh!”
“ yup! Now just cheer up!...mmuaaahh to you to!!”
“ hey stop these ‘mmuaahhs’ ! If anyone chances upon this chit…he/she will think we are socialist lesbos!!”