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'''Anti-Brahmanism''' is hostility toward or prejudice against ]s, often as a result of historical injustices permeated by the ] system of ] and ], which had Brahmins at the helm. Anti-Brahmin tensions exist in some of the states in ]. There is also a significant amount of literature which is anti-Brahmin. '''Anti-Brahmanism''' is is hostility toward or prejudice against ]s as a religious, or ethnic, which can range from individual hatred to institutionalized attempts to vilify Brahmins.


Anti-Brahmanism is common in some of the states in ]. There is also a significant amount of literature, generally anti-Hindu, which is anti-Brahmin.
Anti-Brahmin sentiments are sometimes encountered in:

* ] and ], among ] activists
Anti-brahminism is often encountered in these regions.
* ], among ] nationalist movements like the ]

* ], ], among groups like the ]
* Kashmir: ] see ]. Most Kashmiri Pandits have fled Kashmir.
* Maharashtra: ]. The anti-Brahmin ] attacked ] in Jan. 2004.()
Some of the ] groups are also based in Maharashtra.
* Tamilnadu: ]. Tamilnadu is home to one of the oldest anti-Brahmin ] movement.
* Punjab: Punjab is home to ] ]s who are generally strongly anti-Brahmin.


==See also== ==See also==
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
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==External links== ==External links==
'''Some of these sample links are broadly critical of Hinduism, and not only of Brahmins.''' Here are some example of vilification of the Brahmins.
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Some critics of Brahmanism focus on Brahmins' historical exploitation of other groups, and contemporary caste disparities:
* (allegations of historical anti-Dalit exploitation by Bramhins) * (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses) *
* (allegations of anti-Dalit environmental racism by Bramhins) *
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Some critics link Brahmanism with Hindu nationalism or the Indian government:
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* (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of alleged Indian human rights abuses)
* inspired by ]
* (suggests that the Indian government is Brahmin-dominated, and has ignored development issues)


==References== ==References==
* Politics and Social Conflict in South India, the Non-Brahman Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. By Prof. Eugene Irschik * Politics and Social Conflict in South India, the Non-Brahman Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. By Prof. Eugene Irschik

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Revision as of 18:38, 9 April 2006

Anti-Brahmanism is is hostility toward or prejudice against Brahmins as a religious, or ethnic, which can range from individual hatred to institutionalized attempts to vilify Brahmins.

Anti-Brahmanism is common in some of the states in India. There is also a significant amount of literature, generally anti-Hindu, which is anti-Brahmin.

Anti-brahminism is often encountered in these regions.

Some of the anti-Hindu groups are also based in Maharashtra.

See also

External links

Here are some example of vilification of the Brahmins.

References

  • Politics and Social Conflict in South India, the Non-Brahman Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. By Prof. Eugene Irschik