Guwahati: In an unusual gesture in the cremation point of the singer Zateen Garg, the man publicly broke the lagoon, the sacred thread of traditionally worn brahms and said he would only live as a man, a caste and religion.
The man who was identified as Sun Bhagawati said in the early 1930s that he was watching the ideals of his idol Garg, who often described himself as “only human” and rejected the labels of caste and religion.
“At birth is my caste Brahmin. But I don’t have a caste, no religion. We have to live like people. Here I break it,” Bhagawati said before he tear the thread in front of the cameras. Then he threw him into the garbage bin and added: “People should only live as humans, not as Hindu Muslims. Jai Zateen da. I will never wear it again.”
“Humanism over everything”
Bhagawati said his decision was a reaction to growing religious and castes based on divisions in society. “In the last few years, I have seen only the Hindu-Muslim debates on social media. Even in Hinduism, the caste divides people. I do not want to follow these thousands of rules and restrictions,” he said.
He also noted that he would not continue the tradition of his six -year -old son. “I will never give him a sacred thread. Humanism is above all.
Garg himself, born Jibon Borthakur into the Brahmin family, often rejected the caste and religious identity. On several occasions he said he once used his own * lagoon * as a rope to tie a mosquito net.
Reaction to the law
Bhagawati’s video gestures quickly became viral and the mixed reactions online. While many welcomed the symbolic rejection of caste and religion, others criticized it.
Assam sentenced Minister Pijush Hazarika the incident and said it went against Sanatan’s traditions. “I strongly oppose anyone who tears his” lagoon “publicly in front of the cameras. It is against our tradition. Such events should not send a negative report of society,” he said.
At the same time, the Minister noted that Zateen Garg imagined a company where people lived together harmoniously.
Zateen Garg’s reference
Zateen Garg, one of the most famous cultural icons of Assam, died in Singapore 19. September after drowning while swimming in the sea. Participated in the 4th edition of the Northeast India festival in the city state.
His death left fans in the northeast and for the sadness of the loss of singer, composer and actor who bridged the generation with music.
(Tagstotranslate) Zateen Garg
