Introduction:-
The 2018 floodi and the Sabarimala protestsii have been two pivotal moments in contemporary Keralian antiquityiii. The one have "ethnically sheltered" the state and has undergone significant societal transformation after the Sabarimala riots, particularly in relation to caste related gender conflicts. The starkly divergent contemporaneous disputes, while were previously mainly restricted to academic contexts, are now present in movies, news reports, and dinner conversations.
Kerala's civic transcendence phase in the 1920s was characterised by conflict between custom and modernismiv; same conflict now appears to have renewed and has reappeared to the region again .In contrast to rediscovering the liberal and egalitarian ideas established by Dalit activist, poet, and social reformer Poikayil Yohannanv, Maulana Ayyankalivi, and Dalit scholar, religious leader, there are raging and roaring arguments about sexuality, like the freedom of transsexual humans to make oneself public.
The Malayali social media active presence in the digital media has increased dramatically over the past five years, and the issues brought on by the latest influx of "advancement," including encompasses worries about assent, gay rightsvii, and free speechviii in addition to the social audits of casteism and misogyny, are making a stir in the anonymous web realm. A intergenerational transition and the resulting cultural transformation are starting to give signals despite the Leftist government's efforts to establish a "Nava Kerala"ix (new Kerala), which is a period of enormous complexity..
Rise of Caste politics post sabrimala:-
The caste inequalities which had traditionally been naturalised became more prominent after thex crisis as Kerala witnessed news stories of upper caste refugees unwilling to exchange shelter in the storm rescue centers with people from underprivileged castes. The Centre for Social Studies and Culture and the Abhayaloka Buddhist Community-Socio Economic Development Company's survey Social stigma in Cataclysm: Rainfall, Landslides, and Deluge in Kerala 2018 introduces precise both quantitative and qualitative statistics on the practise of lineage all through relief efforts and the expanded susceptibility of Dalit and Bhaiyyas neighbourhoods in geographically unstable regions.
During Sabarimala protests, political rivalry among both the underprivileged sections as well as the Brahmin-Nair elites already was fully on display. The appropriate organisations have prospered from caste fragmentation by backing the higher castes minority despite purporting to be upholding heritage, despite their inability to make a profound influence on Kerala's election campaigns thus far. The Sabarimala cultural crisis has been usurped by the saffron militant culminating will significantly accelerate the communalization of governance, which has been a feature of Malabar that since Output Thiruvananthapuram agitation.
This same saffron rabble spread a media narrative that connected the god at Sabarimala's celibacy status with concepts of cleanliness, defilement, and hierarchy. This media claim started gaining acceptance in certain circles as the basic notion of how it means to be a Hindu. The most dangerous outgrowth of this simplistic concept has been the devaluing of women's issues as fouling beings..
Another crucial component of the crafted narrative was the perceived dread of government meddling in religion, which now appears to apply to all religions. In the Sangh Parivar camp, however remained some additional issues that were strongly contested, such as whether or not women would've been allowed to hold positions of authority in all sects.Because there is currently ambiguity over the international civil code and there is uncertainty regarding the extent to which the State government or judiciary will legislate into faith, the more conservative segments of society have eschewed the new wave of progressive ideals. The dragon societal monster's impact includes the politicization of Christianity's most traditional factions.
The government's pervasive Xenophobia, which has also seeped into the administration, has pitted the many Hebrew faiths against each other. Due to their distinct historical status as "major minorities" and "merchant populations," the two populations have had economic tensions since the Middle Ages, particularly during the Portuguese era.. The government's pervasive Xenophobia, which has also seeped into the administration, has pitted the many Hebrew faiths against each other. Due to their distinct historical status as "major minorities" and "merchant populations," the two populations have had economic tensions since the Middle Ages, particularly during the Portuguese era.
The Christan missionaries and rightest organisations formed an odd alongside engaging relationship, for example, as a result of class and theological differences. In addition to having advice on "love jihad," bishops' apostolic letters recommended Christian mother to keep their little female daughter children far form Muslim traditional male appeal : to prevent the daughter form "love jihad".Even though here is no evidence to support this claim, Christian parents are living in a nightmare due to the alleged targeting of young Christian women by Muslim men for the intention of recruiting them into insurgent factions or utilising them as sex slaves.
The Kerala Police, the National Commission for Women, and the National Commission for Minorities conducted numerous inquiries over the period of 2 different years reached the conclusion that there is zero substantiation to support such an assertion after receiving a complaint about a "love jihad" scandal from of the Syro Kerala congregation (especially in light of the Hadiya case).Collective experience, on the other hand, does not need scientific evidence or judicial rulings because it preys on the fears of individuals with weak brains. The objective of immediately "othering" the Muslim population has largely been achieved.
It is also intriguingly interesting because gender issues are directly and intricately connected to caste, religious, and traditional/modernity-related issues. If male circumcision prohibitions or male lower castes have been the motivation behind tCaste activist who was involved in the Sabarimala riots The protection of young Christian ladies, also known as Sunny Kapikad or a "sudra riot," is the cause of anticipatory anxiety among orthodox Believers. Thus, in a country with a strongly positive sex ratio and beneficial best application engagement, young female breasts have transformed into the backdrop for multidimensional discrimination as well as the scene of confrontation between tradition and equality.
Coclusion :-
Optimistically, the discussion around menstruation in the political square has spurred a fruitful discussion about feminist issues among the government and the larger civil society. Menstruation, abortion, domestic abuse, and sexual assault are a few examples of female issues that are currently being investigated and debated. In addition, frank discussions about queer rights, notably those of transgendered people, have taken place.The public debate has led to increasing segregation of young Muslim women. In response to populist and majoritarian politics and their continued targeting, the conservative sector of the Muslim community has strengthened oneself even more. Due to this, several forms of Islam in Kerala, especially those who have strong linkages to Wahabism and global Islam, have started to show signs of revivalism. Socially destructive viewpoints associated with "globalised Islam," such as an outspoken and hostile anti-queer perspective and tightly defined heteronormativity for men and women, are propagated as representing the centre of the religion.Both the Kerala State Committee for Preservation of Child Rights' intention to make all institutions co-educational institution by the 2019/2020 following school academic year and the state's Ministry of Education's announcement that gender-neutral uniforms will be worn in high schools will face strong criticism. Only via a detailed analysis using comparative figures of women from those other religious groupings can the seriousness of the matter be better understood.The deep social divisions must be bridged in order for the state government's progressive plans to be effectively implemented. Certainly, the state should use the social value it has accumulated over the course of its thread history to advance socioeconomic development and the values of equality.
i https://reliefweb.int/report/india/kerala-flood-situation-getting-grim
ii https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sabarimala-temple-protest-kerala-women-entry-5408635/
iii https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/reactions-to-sabarimala-temple-verdict/article25066571.ece
iv https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321667785_Class_Relations_in_Kerala
v https://www.pscarivukal.com/2020/07/leaders-kerala-renaissance-poikayil-Yohannan.html
vi https://scroll.in/article/972157/mahatma-ayyankali-and-the-bullock-cart-he-rode-to-challenge-caste-oppression-in-19th-century-kerala
vii https://www.equaldex.com/region/india/kerala
viii https://thewire.in/government/kerala-free-speech-law-constitution
ix https://www.indiafilings.com/learn/nava-kerala-mission/
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