Originally posted by: Bharathi_gurti
.example karna was denied his right because he was from a lower caste ! This too was a real India once!
Jumping in only to correct this misinfo.
Karna was a SUTHA. Ie, Athiratha's clan started with Brahmin mother and Kshatriya father.
They were considered a kshatriya subcaste.
Sutha is NOT THE SAME AS Shudra, an actual lower caste.
Suthas were not limited to charioteering, either. They were queens (Sudeshna), military commanders (Keechak), storytellers (Ugrasravas Sauti), and yes, charioteers.
In fact, technically speaking, KRISHNA was a sutha, because Devayani was a brahmin lady who married Yayati, a kshatriya. BHEESHMA was also sutha, born to Rishi Jahnu's daughter (brahmin) and Shanthanu (kshatriya). Pandavas were also somewhat sutha as Kunti was sutha by birth and became kshatriya on adoption by Kuntibhoj.
Vidura was actual lower caste and was openly called kshatta multiple times.
Karna somehow gets attention while the rest of the suthas went about their lives quite successfully without nonstop whining.
Nor was Karna denied education. Mahabharata states Karna was educated with the Hastinapuri princes. He was only denied knowledge of Brahmashira Astra. He actually went to Drona and coolly asked for Brahmashira so he could kill Arjuna.
Imagine that! Openly stating he would use the weapon to kill a prince of the realm. Drona should've immediately marched him to Bheeshma and got him hanged. Perhaps thanks to Karna's friendship with Suyodhana, that scenario didn't happen. Instead, Karna got Brahmashira from Parashuram by lying on his resume.
Edited by HearMeRoar - 2 years ago
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