THOMAS PAINE AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN MODERNITY

 Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) is one of the founding father of United States of America with highly intellectual mind. He is a most influential political activist, thinker with powerful brain unlike his counterparts in south Asian or Asian  political space who enjoy the life of unproductively without knowing the meaning of reason of human birth with lunatic theories and practices of well established their lie based religion. Paine ’s highly influential books  Rights of Man (1791) or The Age of Reason (1793-94)  or his powerful pamphlets Common Sense (1776) or his another pamphlet The American Crisis(1776-83) have changed the scenario of human societies from their inegalitarian practices to egalitarian practices. Of course Mahatma Jotibha Phule(11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890) -a converted Christian from the Mali or sister caste of powerful Yadav community from Maharashtra- founding father of Indian modernity has highly influenced by the writings of Paine’s Rights of Man or The Age of Reason. Jothibha Phule was the first social transformer in India by opening schools for women and Untouchables in western India. The condition of 19^th century is that no women or Untouchable should learn education. They are not allowed to enter into schools or public spheres. They were not allowed to walk with foot wear. They were not allowed to speak in public places. This is the condition of women and Untouchable under the leadership of Hindu-Brahmin Peshwa. Of course Peshwas were supported by another Hindu King-Shivaji-the icon for Hindu brutal organizations RSS or Bajrangdal or Shiva Sena or VHP or BJP. Before Shivaji, YADAVAS were the rulers of Maharashtra who allowed critics to criticize their policies unconditionally. Yadav’s have ruled entire India. They have ruled Devgiri in south India. Indeed, they are also highly brahmanical with the uncivilized practices of Hindu religion. However, they are far advanced than the non-Yadav Hindu communities in Indian subcontinent. Yadava community has a strong history of modernity or resistance from the beginning of Gurram Jashuva who reconstructed the inegalitarian Indian Hindu society from the egalitarian perspective of Christianity. They (Yadav Kings to which one of my parent belong) never allow partiality or discrimination or inequalities in their ruling kingdoms. For instance Gurram Jadhuva (28 September 1895 – 24 July 1971)-founding father of Modernity in south India has written numerous classical poems against the well established theories and practices of Hindu society. He born into Christian converted Madiga-Yadav communities in 20^th century. Another predominant anti-Hindu intellectual Kancha Ilaiah is writing against the well established Hindu cultures in India. His Why I am not a Hindu-A Critique of Hindu Religion has created ripples in the heart of Hindus across the globe. He is also believed in Jesus Christ-Son of God. His speeches are ground breaking realities in India. Therefore, Yadav community is playing an important role of protagonist against the antagonistic role of Hindu myths. For instance, Yadav parties SP or RJD in Uttar Pradesh or Bihar have defeated Hindu’s party BJP or Congress in every election. Yadav’s are restricting Hindutva brutal forces without penetrating into central India or north India. But unfortunately Yadav’s in south India are not so well educated to restrict the Hindutva forces. However, my Yadav Mother SUGUNA YADAV who born to YADAV DORA (Dora means local chief of the villages) PATNALA SIMHADRI YADAV and RAAMAYAMMA YADAV married my Christian-Madiga father in resistance to Hindutva’s purity and pollution notions. My maternal grandparents have accepted my father even though they have restricted him initially.

Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man, Mahatma Jothibha Phule-A Yadav by caste-was the foremost social reformers of the Indian subcontinent who raised his voice for the rights of Indian women and untouchables. He opened his schools for Brahmin women who have been treated as sub-humans by their Brahmin husbands. Phule had opened schools with the support of white western Christian missionaries whose contributions in the upliftment of India’s under-privilized sections including Brahmin women never been forgotten in the history of human progressive in India. Pandita Ramabai-a Brahmin converted Christian widow fought against her own uncivilized practices of Brahmin caste with the support of Phule or his followers. Dr B R Ambedkar had claimed Mahatma Jothibha Phule as his mentor who influenced Ambedkar throughout his life. Jothibha Phules classical piece Gulam Giri in Marathi or Slavery in English translation. Phule had dedicated his SLAVERY to the good people of the United States of America as a token of admiration for their sublime disinterested and self-sacrificing devotion in the case of Negro slavery; and with an earnest desire, that my country men may take their noble example as their guide in the emancipation of their Sudra brethren from the trammels of Brahmin thraldom. Dr B R Ambedkar carried the legacy of what Mahatma Jothibha Phule desired and wished and Greatest Scientist turned Social Reformer Kanshi Ram-founder of Chamar/Madiga party Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had achieved what Mahatma Jothibha Phule wished to capture political power to save from the clutches of Hindutva prison. Yadav’s SP & RJD or Chamar’s BSP are the powerful political parties who are restricting the Hindutva forces in North and Central India with the egalitarian principles.

Thomas Paine’s influence in Indian subcontinent is uncountable in transforming Indian Hindu society from its uncivilized thought process to civilized thought process from the beginning of Yadav converted Christians: Mahatma Jothibha Phule to Gurram Jashuva to Kancha Ilaiah to my mother SUGUNA YADAV who are applying Thomas Paine’s RIGHTS AND REASON in Indian society with their greatest practices of noble principles of equality, liberty, freedom and fraternity.

THOMAS PAINE NEVER BEEN FORGOTTEN AS LONG AS INDIAN SOCIETY EXISTS.