History
| "The very ink with which history is writen is merely fluid prejudice." Mark Twain An old saying goes that history is always written by the winners, ie; by those who wield and hold political power. Unfortunately Indian history is no different, and key aspects of it remains poorly researched and documented. Chamars.net aims to address this imbalance and presents a rich kaleidoscope of definitive Chamar history and heritage. |
“Arise ! So called untouchables , the real sustainers of life. Awake and know your history , you were the backbone of Guru Gobind Singh's army. Shivaji was able to achieve all that (he did) with your participation which made him ever shining in history. Your sacrifices are worthy of being embedded in golden letters."
"You and you alone are pillars of the nation and its core strength. Awake, O sleeping lions! Rebel , raise the banner of revolt."
Bhagat Singh. Source: ‘Achoot Samasaya’ (The Untouchability Problem) by Bhagat Singh published in the "KIRTI " a Punjabi Magazine published from Amritsar in June,1928.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others”.
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"Something must have gone terribly wrong in the social fabric of Sikh Society that the ugly caste system again started crushing the lower castes into vulgar , inhuman conditions, against which they reacted and revolted , not politically, but by creating their own space : their separate Gurdwaras."
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