The most-awaited Marathi novel, Hindu, will be launched on July 15. Chronicled following a 31-year research by the author, Bhalchandra Nemade, the book will dispel many notions propounded by right-wing lobbyists.
“Research shows that the Hindu caste system originally was horizontal and parallel. Over a period of time, the Brahmins made it vertical, dogmatic and hierarchical. Earlier, all persons were equal; only their work differed. The inequality first created by Manusmriti exists even today,” Nemade told DNA.
The domination by the Brahmins and the Hindutva organisations has ruined the Hindu society, he said. “The problem is these Hindutva organisations’ claims are not corroborated. They have misinterpreted the Hindu religion and destroyed the society,” Nemade said.
Nemade is a renowned Marathi author with five popular novels to his credit. He undertook the task of researching the Hindu religion from its origin to the present day. According to him, his research showed how literature had been tampered with, and later, history
too, to suit the interest of the Brahmins.
The biggest challenge for him was getting information and documentation on Dravidian societies. “My challenge was to get studies, papers, historic documentation and information on Dravidian societies, particularly about the people living in the Andamans. It is a huge loss to our country that we have no documentation on the groups living in the Andamans,” Nemade said.
“They are people of mixed gene pool. It shows that inter-marriage
between the Aryans and the Dravidians existed,” he said.
The book, published in four parts, is priced at Rs 650. Publisher Rasmdas Bhatkal said, “There have been no novels before documenting the Hindu society from its origin to the present day. This one is a masterpiece.”
