Jaati ki Riwaazon ko Todne Wali "Genius" Bhartiya
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 7:06 am
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Bharat ke Pune sheher ke ek bheed-bhaad wale jhuggi mein, Shailaja Paik ne un galiyoon ke beech bada hona shuru kiya, jahan kachra bhara rehta tha aur rozana paani ki kami aur bina niji shauchalay ke chunautiyan unhe jhelni padti thi. Aaj, unhone is saal ke 22 mahanubhavo mein se ek ban kar prasiddh MacArthur "genius" fellowship jeeti hai, jo unki kadi mehnat ko darshata hai, jo unhone Dalit mahilaon ke jivan ki jatilta ko samajhne mein lagayi.
Paik ka yeh puraskar sirf unke jaati, ling aur samvedana ke anusandhan ki pehchaan nahi hai, balki unke mission ka ek majboot samarthan bhi hai—dabaye gaye logon ke vichar, karya aur jivan ko samajhna. Unka kaam humein yeh sochne par majboor karta hai ki kitne log aaj bhi is prakar ke bhedbhaav ka samna kar rahe hain.
Dalit log Bharat ki kul aabadi ka 17 pratishat hain, lekin Dalit mahilaon ki shiksha aur itihas par abhi bhi bahut kam kaam hua hai. Paik ki koshish ne is shetra mein naye ujale ko laaya hai aur shiksha ke mahatva ko ubhara hai. Unka kehna hai ki shiksha sirf ek vyakti ki safalta nahi hai, balki samaj ki pragati ka pratik hai.
Paik ka kissa sirf unki vyaktiagat ladai ka prateek nahi, balki hum sabke liye ek aawaz hai. Unki safalta ko dekhte hue, humein yeh sochna hoga ki apne samuday mein hum kaise aise mauke bana sakte hain. Unka vichar "doublen bhedbhaav" ke baare mein humein yeh samjhata hai ki mahilaon ko jaati ke bhedbhaav ke samne kitne adhik mushkilein jhelni padti hain. Yeh sirf ek shaikshanik samasya nahi, balki har nagrik ko chintan karne ki zarurat hai.
Aaj ki duniya mein, jaati ki samasya par charcha sirf Bharat tak simit nahi hai, balki jaise jaise Bharat ki aabadi vishwa bhar mein badh rahi hai, yeh vishay America jaise deshon mein bhi mahatvapurn hota ja raha hai. Paik kehti hain ki is samasya ka samadhan tabhi sambhav hai jab jaati vyavastha ke labh uthane wale log uska saamna karen, na ki bhag kar. Yeh sirf Dalit ke adhikaron ki pehchaan nahi hai, balki sabhi kamzor vargon ke prati ek zimmedaari hai.
Ant mein, Shailaja Paik ka yeh puraskar sirf unki vyaktiagat safalta ka pradarshan nahi hai, balki ek aasha, dhairya aur parivartan ka kissa hai. Unhone humein yeh samjha diya hai ki shiksha, samajik nyay aur lagatar prayas se hi hum jaati ke bhedbhaav ko tod sakte hain. Humein unki safalta par garv hona chahiye aur isse prerna lekar ek adhik samaan aur samaveshi samaj ke liye kaam karna chahiye.