Kerala students Have no religion or caste, say 1.24 lakh Kerala students

[Lil Mathew]

Kerala education minister C Raveendranath announced in the Assembly today that while 1,23,630 students between classes 1 and 10 stated they had no caste or religion, the number of such students in classes 11 and 12 were 278 and 239 respectively.

By: Express Web Desk | Kochi | Updated: March 28, 2018 1:41 pm

a record 1.24 lakh students in the state left the caste and religion columns blank at the time of admission (Express Photo/Oinam Anand/File)
With every academic year, more and more students being admitted to Kerala’s private and government schools are stating that they don’t belong to a particular caste or religion. This year, the government has officially declared that a record 1.24 lakh students in the state left the caste and religion columns blank at the time of admission.

During the Question Hour of the ongoing session of the state Assembly on Wednesday, CPM MLA from Vamanapuram, DK Murali enquired about the number of students who preferred not to fill the ‘caste’ and ‘religion’ columns at the time of admission. In response to the question, education minister C Raveendranath announced that while 1,23,630 students between classes 1 and 10 stated they had no caste or religion, the number of such students in classes 11 and 12 were 278 and 239, respectively. The figures are from the 2017-18 academic year. The district-wise classification or region-wise classification of these figures are, however, not available. The figures have been collated from over 9,000 schools in the state.

The education minister was not available for comment.

A copy of the education minister C Raveendranath’s reply on the subject in the Assembly.

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...in-schools-say-they-dont-have-caste-religion/

 

[SecularNationalist]

Congrats a new breed of Indian nationalists is on the way.
Such youth is indeed progressive and beneficial for the country @Joe Shearer

 

[rajiv sharma]

Congrats a new breed of Indian nationalists is on the way.
Such youth is indeed progressive and beneficial for the country @Joe Shearer

i hope you also expect same type of progressive thoughts for your country men too ! no religion or the likes .
BTW did the bill for hindu marriage act passed in pakistan which was tabled recently , that too after waiting period of around 70 years

 

[SecularNationalist]

i hope you also expect same type of progressive thoughts for your country men too ! no religion or the likes .
BTW did the bill for hindu marriage act passed in pakistan which was tabled recently , that too after waiting period of around 70 years

Of course i wish we have a youth like that.
Don't know about the hindu bill passed yet or not but recently the sikh bill has passed.

 

[ranjeet]

Let them apply for Christian/Muslim run colleges for a degree, they will find their respective God.

 

[Lil Mathew]

Congrats a new breed of Indian nationalists is on the way.
Such youth is indeed progressive and beneficial for the country @Joe Shearer

The new religion in Kerala...
Dinkoism: The Spoof Religion From Kerala Where A Cartoon Mouse Is God


The world’s first crowdsourced religion is making sense by going a step above atheism. With no formal process, Dinkoism welcomes everyone without exercising any authority.

By
Aatreyee Dhar
-
January 5, 2018

India is a country where religious practices and beliefs remain unjustified in the name of God and salvation. Religious fanatics are intolerant who rely on brainwashing to gain more control floating caste-based hierarchy, discrimination, gender bias and other irrational acts.

Being a rationalist in India is difficult and life-threatening considering the murder of rationalism by religious terrorists. But you can’t stop opposing atrocities committed in the name of religion once you are a rationalist.

On a similar note, a rationalist movement is slowly gaining popularity in Kerala with followers worshipping a chaddi-clad mouse ridiculing the absurdity of blind religious practices.

A Religion For Non-Religious People
Dinkoism is a religion which emerged through the efforts of independent social welfare groups in Kerala challenging superstition and religious orthodoxy. The followers of Dinkoism worship Dinkan, a comic book based mouse character in the now-defunct Malayalam children’s magazine Balamangalam.

Eliciting fun from the faithful and fear among the rest, Dinkoism is making waves by exposing the prejudices and practices of traditional religions. The devotees mainly comprise of atheists, liberals, and agnostics with their number soaring through dedicated Facebook pages and Twitter handles.

Before becoming a counter-god for lampooning established deities, Dinkan was set by the comic artists Baby and Somasekharan in a fictionalized forest of Pankila where the animals in distress would call upon the mouse with magical powers to save them. The famed mouse became a superhero when an alien abducted and experimented on him.

This mock religion that was established in 2008 by a group of rationalists in Kerala who were upset with the rising intolerance of organized religions backed by political parties losing the sense of discretion.

Dinkoism is rigged with the fittings of any other religion it makes fun of – a holy book, priests, faith-healers, symbols and devotional songs.

Except there are no temples, masjids or churches. Instead, the congregation gathers to actively discuss and debate in Dinkalayams or the abode of Dinkan which can be any place.


More To The Dinkoist Movement Than One Thinks?
The Dinkoist belief states that the world was formed when Lord Dinkan eating a Cassava. Replacing the Big Bang Theory with Lord Dinkan’s Big Laughter Theory, his laugh is supposed to have created space and time.

Apart from shedding light on the absurdity of organized religion reinstating the idea of tolerance, Dinkoists work towards environmental protection, women empowerment, child marriage, gender justice, and polygamy.

The video below by Amy Watson from the US explains why Dinkoism is the most women-friendly religion in the world using humor to promote its message.


Breaking Headlines
Dinkoism finds its relevance in today’s world where religious beliefs have been shaken to the core with conflicts and strife exposing the dark and gory details.

A faith-healing camp in Kochi by Dinkoists sparked off protests from the Christians where healing sessions were performed on devotees by Dinkoist ‘evangelists’. The Dinkoists stuck to their mock protests stating that it was a parody of the Christian practice of spiritual and physical healing.

Another grand gathering was criticized by hardline Hindus and Muslims raising objections to ‘Stoning the Jackfruit’ ceremony. While Muslims protested the parody of the Stoning of the Devil during Hajj, the Hindus took offense to the portrayal of Lord Dinkan as a spoof of Hanuman or Lord Ganesha.

Dinkoists during the Stoning of the Jack-fruit ceremony
Like other faithful religions that spread terror and chaos across the globe, the Dinkoists can also get offended if their Lord is denigrated or belittled using arguments and humor as their effective weapons.

The parody religion has been making headlines since their protests against Professor Dinkan, a Malayalam film starring actor Dileep alleging that the film hurt their sentiments under the banner of Mooshikasena or the Rat Army.

Dinkoists against Dileep-Professor Dinkan movie
Is Dinkoism the need of the hour?
The world’s first crowdsourced religion is making sense by going a step above atheism. With no formal process, Dinkoism welcomes everyone without exercising any authority.

With no ghar-vapsi or conversion practices, Dinkan is a laughable serious business to the devotees.

Dinkoists’ take on Akshaya Tritiya by selling briefs
Demanding a minority status, subsidized or free lands and the right to run educational institutions, Dinkoists could see a miracle becoming a registered religion in a couple years.

In an interview by Scroll.in, this is what the Indian Administrative officer from Kozhikode, Prashant Nair, said about Dinkoism;

“Dinkoism is a religion where you learn to take things lightly and become tolerant of things that you don’t appreciate otherwise. Dinkoists use humor to send the message. Humour is something that everybody appreciates. Therefore, it makes sense to promote this religion.”

 

[Joe Shearer]

i hope you also expect same type of progressive thoughts for your country men too ! no religion or the likes .
BTW did the bill for hindu marriage act passed in pakistan which was tabled recently , that too after waiting period of around 70 years

Let us be happy with positive developments in our own country, without asking 'what about' developments in another country.

i hope you also expect same type of progressive thoughts for your country men too ! no religion or the likes .
BTW did the bill for hindu marriage act passed in pakistan which was tabled recently , that too after waiting period of around 70 years

And which part of 'Secular Nationalism' was not clear to you?

 

[rajiv sharma]

Let us be happy with positive developments in our own country, without asking 'what about' developments in another country.



And which part of 'Secular Nationalism' was not clear to you?

good morning joe sir , my thoughts are simple and clear about everything what i wrote and said , which part you found in my reply as ambiguous . republic of India is secular complimented by the courts of the country and the constitution . freedom of choosing not to choose is the best example of secularism .

 

[Zen0]

Irony , their states moto is "God's own country"

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Let them apply for Christian/Muslim run colleges for a degree, they will find their respective God.

Yes they do apply for Christian/ Muslim colleges. Even Hindus apply to their colleges. Is it necessary to wear their religion and caste on their sleeve ?

 

[Joe Shearer]

good morning joe sir , my thoughts are simple and clear about everything what i wrote and said , which part you found in my reply as ambiguous . republic of India is secular complimented by the courts of the country and the constitution . freedom of choosing not to choose is the best example of secularism .

Good morning, Rajiv-ji, I was referring to it being better to comment on our own affairs than on our neighbours. Whether right or wrong, it causes irritation.

On the question about secularism that you raised, I was trying to draw your attention to the credentials of the person whose post you were replying. He has consistently defended secular values, while remaining loyal to his nation. It was not a reference to our own secularism.

 

[Gadkari]

Let them apply for Christian/Muslim run colleges for a degree, they will find their respective God.

In case you did not know, this constitute 85% of all educational institutes in Kerala

Yes they do apply for Christian/ Muslim colleges. Even Hindus apply to their colleges. Is it necessary to wear their religion and caste on their sleeve ?

Its not like they have a real choice in that matter

BTW I hope you know that "minority" institutions give Preference to "minorities" i.e. christians and muslims. Hindu students are 2nd class citizens at least at the time of admissions.


Also let me see if these students do not avail of "Caste based reservations" when it comes to seeking admission


Just the other day a low caste Father killed his daughter because she wanted to marry a Dalit Soldier in Kerala.

The new religion in Kerala...
Dinkoism: The Spoof Religion From Kerala Where A Cartoon Mouse Is God


The world’s first crowdsourced religion is making sense by going a step above atheism. With no formal process, Dinkoism welcomes everyone without exercising any authority.

By
Aatreyee Dhar
-
January 5, 2018

India is a country where religious practices and beliefs remain unjustified in the name of God and salvation. Religious fanatics are intolerant who rely on brainwashing to gain more control floating caste-based hierarchy, discrimination, gender bias and other irrational acts.

Being a rationalist in India is difficult and life-threatening considering the murder of rationalism by religious terrorists. But you can’t stop opposing atrocities committed in the name of religion once you are a rationalist.

On a similar note, a rationalist movement is slowly gaining popularity in Kerala with followers worshipping a chaddi-clad mouse ridiculing the absurdity of blind religious practices.

A Religion For Non-Religious People
Dinkoism is a religion which emerged through the efforts of independent social welfare groups in Kerala challenging superstition and religious orthodoxy. The followers of Dinkoism worship Dinkan, a comic book based mouse character in the now-defunct Malayalam children’s magazine Balamangalam.

Eliciting fun from the faithful and fear among the rest, Dinkoism is making waves by exposing the prejudices and practices of traditional religions. The devotees mainly comprise of atheists, liberals, and agnostics with their number soaring through dedicated Facebook pages and Twitter handles.

Before becoming a counter-god for lampooning established deities, Dinkan was set by the comic artists Baby and Somasekharan in a fictionalized forest of Pankila where the animals in distress would call upon the mouse with magical powers to save them. The famed mouse became a superhero when an alien abducted and experimented on him.

This mock religion that was established in 2008 by a group of rationalists in Kerala who were upset with the rising intolerance of organized religions backed by political parties losing the sense of discretion.

Dinkoism is rigged with the fittings of any other religion it makes fun of – a holy book, priests, faith-healers, symbols and devotional songs.

Except there are no temples, masjids or churches. Instead, the congregation gathers to actively discuss and debate in Dinkalayams or the abode of Dinkan which can be any place.


More To The Dinkoist Movement Than One Thinks?
The Dinkoist belief states that the world was formed when Lord Dinkan eating a Cassava. Replacing the Big Bang Theory with Lord Dinkan’s Big Laughter Theory, his laugh is supposed to have created space and time.

Apart from shedding light on the absurdity of organized religion reinstating the idea of tolerance, Dinkoists work towards environmental protection, women empowerment, child marriage, gender justice, and polygamy.

The video below by Amy Watson from the US explains why Dinkoism is the most women-friendly religion in the world using humor to promote its message.


Breaking Headlines
Dinkoism finds its relevance in today’s world where religious beliefs have been shaken to the core with conflicts and strife exposing the dark and gory details.

A faith-healing camp in Kochi by Dinkoists sparked off protests from the Christians where healing sessions were performed on devotees by Dinkoist ‘evangelists’. The Dinkoists stuck to their mock protests stating that it was a parody of the Christian practice of spiritual and physical healing.

Another grand gathering was criticized by hardline Hindus and Muslims raising objections to ‘Stoning the Jackfruit’ ceremony. While Muslims protested the parody of the Stoning of the Devil during Hajj, the Hindus took offense to the portrayal of Lord Dinkan as a spoof of Hanuman or Lord Ganesha.

Dinkoists during the Stoning of the Jack-fruit ceremony
Like other faithful religions that spread terror and chaos across the globe, the Dinkoists can also get offended if their Lord is denigrated or belittled using arguments and humor as their effective weapons.

The parody religion has been making headlines since their protests against Professor Dinkan, a Malayalam film starring actor Dileep alleging that the film hurt their sentiments under the banner of Mooshikasena or the Rat Army.

Dinkoists against Dileep-Professor Dinkan movie
Is Dinkoism the need of the hour?
The world’s first crowdsourced religion is making sense by going a step above atheism. With no formal process, Dinkoism welcomes everyone without exercising any authority.

With no ghar-vapsi or conversion practices, Dinkan is a laughable serious business to the devotees.

Dinkoists’ take on Akshaya Tritiya by selling briefs
Demanding a minority status, subsidized or free lands and the right to run educational institutions, Dinkoists could see a miracle becoming a registered religion in a couple years.

In an interview by Scroll.in, this is what the Indian Administrative officer from Kozhikode, Prashant Nair, said about Dinkoism;

“Dinkoism is a religion where you learn to take things lightly and become tolerant of things that you don’t appreciate otherwise. Dinkoists use humor to send the message. Humour is something that everybody appreciates. Therefore, it makes sense to promote this religion.”

Let us make real. Just asnswer these 3 questions to understand what they/you really stand for.

What is the position of Dinkoists on Caste based reservation for Hindus ?

What is the position of Dinkoist on "minority educational" institutions ?

What is the position of Dinkoist on the gold found in the Padmanabhan temple in Trivandrum ? as opposed to the NON TAXABLE money earned by the kerala church which is the largest land holder in Kerala. ?

 

[Vapnope]

BTW did the bill for hindu marriage act passed in pakistan which was tabled recently , that too after waiting period of around 70 years

When was the Sikh marriage law passed in India, if i may ask?
https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...h-marriages/story-1gltvx9fjE3IYYj7kZNdwJ.html

 

[third eye]

A positive development indeed !

It was expected that such moves would began from a state like Kerala . I applaud these students, may their numbers increase across the nation.

 

[Gadkari]

A positive development indeed !

It was expected that such moves would began from a state like Kerala . I applaud these students, may their numbers increase across the nation.

Does that mean keral will be ending "reservations" in education and jobs ?

When was the Sikh marriage law passed in India, if i may ask?
https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...h-marriages/story-1gltvx9fjE3IYYj7kZNdwJ.html

Sikhi is just another Hindu sampradaya as per Indian constitution.