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The Ram Mandir thing was always sus given the bloody history behind it.

-Mod S

The regression of "hindublr" and "desiblr" from 'I'm just excited about the Ram Mandir UwU' to straight up WARMONGERING needs to be studied in a lab. All of them falling down the rabbit hole together makes the pipeline even more stark.

Now they're launching straight up harassment campaigns at people. What a virtuous and dharmic bunch.

-Mod S

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The regression of "hindublr" and "desiblr" from 'I'm just excited about the Ram Mandir UwU' to straight up WARMONGERING needs to be studied in a lab. All of them falling down the rabbit hole together makes the pipeline even more stark.

Now they're launching straight up harassment campaigns at people. What a virtuous and dharmic bunch.

-Mod S

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In the light of recent events and the reactions I'm seeing around me over them, I have but one thing to say.

Everyone bays for violence saying that we need to show our Vishwaroop, and Dharma is on our side etc etc..........but forgets that after the war, Yudhisthir was the emperor of widows and orphans. He had inherited a shamshaan ghat.

Do we want that? Are we ready for such a price? Is this what we want to inherit?

Think well and truly who leads us and drives us into these things. What words are being thrown at you and how you see fellow humans. If your only recourse is revenge, reflect. Reflect and see truly what is being made to be said out of your mouth.

I will say nothing more. I will not speak on this and will not be provoked into speaking. All I am right now is sad. I am sad I am in deep despair for what we have come to, not as Indians, but as a human species.

Take care of yourselves and your families. Find peace in whatever little moments of respite are there. May whichever god you choose protect you all. Stop investing time in useless hype.

Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu.

-Mod G

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I see so many hindutva wadis arguing that caste system is a foreign concept and hinduism only had the varna system. As if the varna system was fair? Also isn't caste derived from the varna system? Like brahmins and Kshatriyas became upper castes, vaishyas became obc and shudra were dalits?

I had the impression that the caste system was the documentation of people who already belonged to the varna system. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

It's a little more complicated than that. Currently, we live under the jaati(or jāti) system broadly speaking. When people talk about the caste system in modern India, it is this system superimposed on the varna system that they are referring to. Functionally, the caste system now is a hybrid of the two systems.

The Varna system and the Jaati System are both systems of social hierarchy.

As everyone is already aware, under the varna system, the society is divided into four categories(i.e. brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras) which are hierarchical in nature and mentioned in the various ancient religious texts. Crucially important to this system is the existence of a fifth category, the untouchables(I assume you're already aware of the practice of untouchability) and the outsiders(often termed as "mlechhas", which is now a derogatory xenophobic{and casteist!} slur coming back into popular use thanks to the resurgence of regressive ideas under hindutva politics). These are important to mention because the marginalization of these people was based on them being an out-group i.e. not part of the varna system. People claim the varnas were mutable based on a handful of examples in said texts but I would like to point out that those examples are said to be exceptions rather than the rule.

The Jaati System would be more familiar to you in terms of lived experience. Under this system, society is divided into socio-ethnic endogamous groups or communities and each of the groups have different socio-economic standing in society. The practice of endogamy(marriage limited to within a social group) is important to this system as there is emphasis on one's birth. This is why people say that intermarriage is the most significant step towards dismantling the entire system, but I digress. Prior to the colonization of India, these groups worked on a purely social basis of privilege and exclusion. Villages and cities were(and still are!) segregated based on these jatis. One's occupation was defined by their birth as long as they lived in their specific society.

I would like to emphasize that this system existed and thrived even before the colonisers ever came knocking on the subcontinent's doors. We can find mentions of the system in the historical accounts of both people of the subcontinent and travellers from outside. A study of people's DNA by some scholars claims that the endogamous groups can be traced back to as far as the Gupta Empire(mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE).

The assertion that the caste system is a purely colonial fabrication is absurd. People point to the term "caste" as being of foreign origin but the term "jaati" already existed and was in use. "Caste" is just another way of referring to jaatis.

Now on to some legitimacy hidden in the nonsensical claims, in the 1901 census of the subcontinent, the British bureaucracy fit the various jatis under the broad classification of the four varnas. It was not a clean fit, leaving many in an awkward position of having been classified wrongly. This is their fault. Not the construction of the system but rather the wrongful categorisation of it.

Officially, there are over 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes in India. Take these numbers with a grain of salt because there are many unregistered castes and sub-castes to this day fighting their own battles of legal recognition.

The castes do not cleanly map onto the varnas. There are many castes who are in the upper strata of the hierarchy in one region and the lower strata in different regions. The system is incredibly nuanced and complex and our current legal systems have not caught up to the sophistication required to deal with it because of the people in power's adamant insistence of ignoring the system simply because they profit off of the oppression of others.

I don't want to add to the miscategorization but I feel like I should correct you on the fact that broadly speaking shudras are classified more under OBCs. (Please keep in mind that this not a clear category and there can be some castes who are said to be shudra who can be other categories as well.) There's much to be said about that because there's no distinction made between the land owner castes and the landless castes. And no, the creamy layer is not a good marker either.

There are some castes(1,108 of them to be exact) who were listed as scheduled castes(SC) in the Constitution of India for affirmative action. This was done to socially reform the country and help those in the marginalized sections of society to gain social mobility. The hope was to remove caste discrimination. As we know, it wasn't successful because caste discrimination still exists and caste based violence is on the rise again.

The term dalit is a contemporary word for the untouchable castes who were and are subjected to despicable discrimination in society.

The reason that I say that we now function under a hybrid of the two systems is that the superimposition of the varna system over the jaati system has been accepted and in many cases, embraced by the people now. You will find many a "upper caste" people proudly flaunting their Brahmin or kshatriya identities. The varna system is now interlinked with the jaati or the caste system whether we like it or not.

The system is complicated and fucked. We should get rid of it, guys. And with your help, you can make that dream a reality.

-Mod S

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Shrutkarma: Why do I feel so terrible?

Abhimanyu: You carry full water buckets, giant bales of hay, and sacks of grain with no regard for lifting technique.

Pradyumna: You haven't eaten anything except half of an unwashed raw vegetable.

Shatanik: You stayed up staring out of the window at the stables and wondering if your hypoethetical new horses will get along with the ones you have right now.

Shrutkarma: Well, I guess we'll never know!

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Before I say anything else, I'd like to say that the anon is entitled to their opinion they hold. I don't begrudge them their thoughts. Nor would I want anyone else to do the same. I want this established very firmly.

We're quite openly anti caste and critical about the brahminical patriarchy of the religion, we don't let anyone forget that and it has earned us a lot of ire for it. However, we won't stop saying it because we believe in it with every fibre of our beings. I understand that someone unfamiliar with the blog won't know that but that's life, I guess. Existing on the internet is just like that.

To be fair, if I was in anon's position and vaguely read or came across one random post from us, I'd probably be icked out too because I understand the association one must have in their brain. Especially after the rise of the cursed hindutvablr on Tumblr and the influx of sanghis on the platform in general. We've been here for so long that we've seen the space grow from two or three niche blogs to the cesspit it is now.

We're not a religious blog, we're a literature meme blog. We think of the Mahabharat as literature, not a religious text. We believe that the Mahabharata is a part of both oral and written literature tradition spanning centuries and we enjoy it for that. I think it's a shame to let the interconnected web of stories across the subcontinent be associated with religion alone. In divorcing it from religion, we can actually interact, understand and critique the text. It might be inconceivable to some, I guess, that one could enjoy and interact the stories without partaking in the religion aspect of it. It is my attempt to interact with said stories. It might not make sense to others but it's our fallible way of making something coherent out of the mess we live in.

There's a transgression in making jokes about certain topics. Hindutva glorifies the mythical past and places it above reproach. We think if you make the text just a piece of literature it breaks the spell of this glorification. You realise it isn't untouchable, it's not all-encompassing, it's not divine. We find analyzing, critiquing and, yes, making jokes out of it is fruitful for us because it reminds us that humans wrote these stories, with all the beauty and ugliness that any creation of humanity has.

-Mod S

I'd like to say something. All these incorrect quotes blogs slash ramayan mahabharat meme blog are deeply unfunny to me because all they do is meme-ify the religion and package it in a way gen z etc will like it. Lowering the harm because it's just cute fun. It is not fun, they're just changing the wrapper hinduism comes in, to something harmless. Sure it's limited to hindublr but sometimes anti-hindu folk in my mutual circle will bring it in and can't even say anything because it's just harmless fun. 'It's a meme look it's not that deep' stfu please

i've not come across such blogs tbh so i don't really know so i can't agree or disagree rn. tho i see how and why it doesn't sit right.

mythology is a great source to understand society when read critically, gives us so much insight. so i can see how meme-ifying it kinda takes away what we can learn from it.

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O hot goss of MB fandom - whither art thou?

No "hot goss" so to speak. We're just tired of seeing people's rancid and cold ass takes every damn day. We really wish people had some reading comprehension and learnt some critical thinking. The people in question are just inhaling the books without a single ounce of thought.

Imagine a world where we didn't have to see all the rancid takes. What a world that would be.

-Mod S

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Some of you people need to read non-religious books before jumping straight into reading religious books. It is imperative that you develop the skill of reading first. It's gonna do you a world of good, I promise. You know who you are.

-Mod S

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We don't usually do promos but this one is an exception because it's the IMQ server's beloved. Please go and read and support the artist, they're one of us.

-Mod S

When you're unemployed long enough, a job at hell company doesn't sound all that bad! A typo and some confusions later, 23 yo Shreya Pal finds herself working as an IT Professional Patal Inc. Pvt. Ltd — a multinational company in Kolkata that manages death and reincarnation. Navigating the corporate world is hard and, well, when your company is also a hell world, it has gotta be worse. Join Shreya on her journey as she finds her footing at her new job and her place in the three realms!

After much cooking, writing, rambling and several rp blogs, Patal Inc. Pvt. Ltd is finally here as its own comic!

If mythology and social commentary and modern settings intrigue you, consider giving this a read on Webtoon Canvas!

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The bard hath spoken.

-Mod S

This Valentine's week, I want us all to remember the only couple ever that mattered- The Yaoi Generals from Jarasandha's army.

Truly, no one else was doing it like them. Romeo and Juliet who? I only know Hansa and Dimbhaka.

-Mod S

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Sometimes I fear running into someone who knows about this blog and is a follower in real life. I am only saved from the dread by the reminder that so few people know about this blog.

But then I remember that, amazingly, the horror already happened to Mod G and then I go back to the dread. The chances of you guys knowing one of the IMQ mods IRL is low. But never zero.

-Mod S

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uh hi

if I recall correctly I sent an ask a while back about which version / retelling of the mahabharata is yalls favourite but I didn't get a reply.. was that offensive or something? I'm sorry it was a genuine question I promise :") if it's been answered before I can't find it when I try search for it on the blog sorry.

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I don't really have a favourite. I think different versions all handle some things well and other things poorly. We cannot ask for perfection, I suppose. Did you have any specific version/retelling in mind?

Oh no, the question wasn't offensive. Sometimes Tumblr just enjoys not giving us notifications for inboxes. It's a fun prank. We love it. 😐 Plus, we're really behind on answering asks because most of you guys ask questions that are either intimidating to answer or require an essay. Forgive the poor mods, we're easily overwhelmed. ｡⁠:ﾟ⁠(⁠;⁠´⁠∩⁠`⁠;⁠)ﾟ⁠:⁠｡

-Mod S

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I'm crying, please look at the damn wikipedia page y'all.

This Is MADLAD BEHAVIOUR. I'm gonna be laughing about this forever.

-Mod S

This Valentine's week, I want us all to remember the only couple ever that mattered- The Yaoi Generals from Jarasandha's army.

Truly, no one else was doing it like them. Romeo and Juliet who? I only know Hansa and Dimbhaka.

-Mod S

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This Valentine's week, I want us all to remember the only couple ever that mattered- The Yaoi Generals from Jarasandha's army.

Truly, no one else was doing it like them. Romeo and Juliet who? I only know Hansa and Dimbhaka.

-Mod S

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We've received so few submissions, I'm disappointed in you guys. We used to be a proper country, now look at us. ಠ⁠︵⁠ಠ

-Mod S

I just realized, this is going to be the first post of the year!

So

Happy New Year, folks!

This post is to announce that we want to make Valentines based on some quotes that MBH characters MIGHT say, and we're putting this task in your hands!

**Please note that while submitting to our inbox, submit your entries using the blog you want tagged in in case of winning.**

We're accepting Valentine submissions until Friday, Jan 31st. Submit your line and our inbox and we will put it up for a vote after that!

Have fun!

-Mod G

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Heya! did y'all watch Red's(from Overly Sarcastic Production on YouTube) video on Kali or the Mahabharata. It's fun and it made me think y'all might like it. So thought of suggesting.

From what I know, some part of mine and probably S' motivation to keep up this blog was OSP's stuff! Very cool, honestly. Kept losing it at her animation of Krishna's story. My favourite of the Kali animation was the little *blep* she does when stepping on Shiva.

-Mod G

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I just realized, this is going to be the first post of the year!

So

Happy New Year, folks!

This post is to announce that we want to make Valentines based on some quotes that MBH characters MIGHT say, and we're putting this task in your hands!

**Please note that while submitting to our inbox, submit your entries using the blog you want tagged in in case of winning.**

We're accepting Valentine submissions until Friday, Jan 31st. Submit your line and our inbox and we will put it up for a vote after that!

Have fun!

-Mod G