Black teaches White

Black KRISHNA Teaches White ARJUNA

Recently in June 2020 , I read a news in a website, West Indies Cricket Player-Captain , Mr. Darren Sammy, has complained that he found that many Indian Players were teasing him in dressing room during his IPL stint addressing him as “Kaalu”. 

He didn’t understand at that time that he was denigraded by fellow mates. But after the recent out bursts in USA after killing of the Afro-America Black Man Mr. George Floyd’s death due to the choking caused by a White skinned American Police Man, he understood that he was mocked in India too. 

At this point of time #Black Lives matter is trending in social media due to this killing in supposed to be the most advanced, civilized country, USA. Right from Mr. Abhraham Lincoln to the latest Mr. Barack Obama have been subjected to humiliation number of times at the hands of fair skinned people due to their dark complexion. A country which boasts of Nuclear weapons armory to kill across 5000 kms could not kill racism even after 300 years of Independence.

First thing we need to address is that the Black / dark skinned people have to become more self confident about themselves as they are chosen to be very friendly to Sun’s radiation and their skin is rich with Melanin. Fair skinned people are deficient in melanin and more susceptible to skin cancer.  Many white skinners coming to India, are seen eager to tanning their skin by Sun bathing.

In India, the skin racism dates even back to 5000 years to the Mahabharat era, where the Avatar of that era, Lord Krishna was discriminated and always addressed based on his skin complexion as KRISHNA, meaning Dark.  The Moon’s waning period between Full moon to New moon as Krishna Paksham in Sanskrit meaning Darker Phase.

So Dear Mr. Sammy as the Lord Krishna showed us the way, be proud of your skin complexion. Even his spiritual sister who was exchanged with his foster parents, was Maya , born again as draupadi, wife of Pandavas is addressed as Krishna in many places in the epic due to her complexion.She is worshipped as none other than Lord Kali, meaning Black one. In fact the immediate yuga or era after Lord Krishna’s demise is referred as Kali yuga meaning darker phase.

In the events unfolding in the epic war that is explained in detail in Mahabharatha, Lord Krishna, dark skinned ,  teaches the lessons described as Bhagavad Gita , to none other than the greatest warrior, a fair skinned Arjuna  ( Even the Metal Silver derives its Chemical name Argendum (Ag) from the Sanskrit word Arjuna representing silver like colour or fair skinned ). The Arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna), is named because of its fairer bark.  

Here all the black / dark skinned people have to take cue from Lord Krishna for being more confident as he was more closer to nature and is supposed to be the lord of the whole universe, teaches the greatest lessons to the fair skinned warrior king. Though Arjuna was very skilled and was capable of handling nuclear weapons in that time, was like our present day arrogant white skinned American, ignorant of the greatness of the dark man before him, have to bow and take lessons from the dark skinned man.

Dear Sammy, You have come to Tamizh Nadu for playing number of cricket matches at Chennai. In this part of the world , Draupadi , is worshipped as the dark skinned Goddess Draupadi Amman a.k.a Karumari  and his elder brother is referred as Karuppuannansamy. 

In Tamizh Language word Samy means God, Karuppu means black & annan means elder brother. You are also Sammy and dark, come here, we shall worship you also as Karuppu annan samy.

The Present day India also has discrimination based on skin fairness. Dark skinned people are looked down upon. Fairness Creams are selling here for a long time. In every Indian Cinema there will be a dialogue belittling the dark skinned. Many Cine stars come for selling fairness cream in ads.

Yet in Tamizh Nadu, highest paid actor, who has big fan following, Rajinikanth, is a dark skinned one. In one of his films to mock that his love interest likes only fair skinned man, he appears as one with make up.

At this moment of mourning of Mr. George Floyd’s death in USA, let us take the cue from Lord Krishna, who is also having big fan following even to this day across the world in the form of ISKCON, be confident & let us spread the love and the fair skinners with all humility will reciprocate our love.

Let us make this world a beautiful place, not just for Human Beings for every being and spread the language of Love.

I am writing this piece as a fellow black boy as my name , Krishna Kumar, in Sanskrit, literally means , Dark or Black Boy and have been aptly named by my parents.

I have been trying to bring out a book for quite few years on the topic , WHITE SKIN ADDICTION.

I am happy to see one article in BBC news https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42637998

attempting to interpreting Hindu Gods as per the original text, in the COLOR ,we Love.