" What have Brahmins done other than beg for alms?"- asks t…

Brahmins gave their blood for the freedom of this country.

The first bullet against the British in 1857 was shot by a Brahmin named Mangal Pandey.

According to Meenakshi Jain, 70% of freedom fighters who were kiIIed by British bullets were Brahmins.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Chandrashekhar Azad, Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, Mangal Pandey;

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Batukeshwar Dutt, Ram Prasad Bismil, Chapekar brothers;

G Gokhale, Tatya Tope, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Pingali Venkayya, Subramania Bharati, Vinoba Bhave, Rabindranath Tagore

These are just some of prominent names. The list is long.

In spite of the fact that Brahmins shed their blood for this country, some of these politcal stooges taunt Brahmins with beggar trope day & night.

This is based on their faulty understanding of the concept of Bhikṣā

Bhikṣā is not conceptually equivalent to "beg".

Many Shastras forbid Brahmins from earning any wealth. An ideal Brahmin is not supposed to be attracted to materialism. He should acquire his victuals only by Bhikṣā.

Many Brahmins took this injunction seriously & gave up wealth

There are anecdotes of numerous brahmins donating all their wealth and subsisting only by Bhikṣā.

When Brahmins lived by Bhikṣā, education was free.

When Brahmins lived by Bhikṣā, healthcare was free.

This was how the premodern India could manage to subsist in the past.

If Brahmins monopolized trade, they would have been richer than other ancient communities like Jews. But concentration of wealth would have made life difficult for others.

Ergo, Hindu scriptures forbade brahmins from earning

This is why we find many anecdotes of poor brahmins.

But instead of acknowledging the sacrifice, they mock Brahmins everyday using this trope of Bhikṣā.

Dear @narendramodi I am an admirer of your good work. But I am surprised that you follow such an abusive Casteist Brahmanophobic misogynist.

@narendramodi Do they not know that RSS was founded by a Brahmin named KB Hedgewar?

Do they not know that political Hindutva was pioneered by another Brahmin named VD Savarkar?

Do they not know that even their current Sarsanghchalak is a Brahmin?

They still ask "what have Brahmins done?"

@narendramodi This is Shiva in his Bhikshatana form.

Shiva is frequently depicted as asking for alms ( Bhikṣā).

Will these political stooges now mock Shiva too?

@narendramodi Odd day: Brahmins were poor beggars. They begged us for alms.

Even day: Brahmins oppressed us for 50000000000000000000000000000000000 years.