Recently, the hashtag #brahmin_genes has been trending on social media, which has given rise to a new controversy. Under this hashtag, people are sharing their views about Brahmins. Some people are taking it funny, while some are taking it seriously. Meanwhile, famous writer and lyricist Manoj Muntashir Shukla has also reacted on this issue.
Manoj Muntashir Shukla, while sharing a video on X, said, “You also have #brahmingenes inside you”. As soon as a Brahmin girl flexed her muscles and used the hashtag Brahmin genes, social media was on fire. What could not be tolerated? In the so-called modern world created by you, a Brahmin girl is standing out in a trendy outfit? Or is it not tolerable that the negative narrative is changing?
Manoj Muntashir said, “You also have #brahmingenes inside you”. There is a very deep and meaningful message behind this. He said, “We Brahmins do not consider anyone a stranger. Read history, we have held the thrones of Kshatriya kings on our bare backs.
Those whom you call Dalits, we have created such customs that the stove in their house should always be burning. Brahmins had designed the village ecosystem in such a way that the deprived society should never remain unemployed.
He further explains that while many have seen destination weddings, a village wedding in India is unique. According to Brahmin customs, only the barber’s wife can apply Mehendi to the bride’s feet. Additionally, a washerwoman is called to apply sindoor in the bride’s maang first, as this is considered auspicious by Brahmin customs. Similarly, when a child is born, the Harijan community is traditionally called to cut the umbilical cord, as their hands are deemed auspicious.
Brahmin genes aren’t limited to Brahmins alone; they’re in everyone who has been influenced by Brahmin teachers, poets like Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Tulsidas, or who has felt emotions like patriotism or knowledge through their works. If you’re born into a Brahmin family, be proud of your heritage. If not, acknowledge the impact of Brahmin wisdom and emotions that have shaped you.
