What ails the Jat society

[AbhikRana]

Through this thread I seek to explore and bring up the ills that afflict the present day Jat society and how we can eradicate those ills to reclaim the glory that Jats once had. It has been rightly said by thinkers that in order to solve a problem, first of all the problem needs to be identified and then discussed threadbare in an open and constructive manner.

One of the ills that stands out is the very skewed sex ratio among Jats. This trend is increasing at a very alarming pace. If this disturbing trend is not arrested, a day might come when parents from our community might literally have to beg people from other communities to marry their girls to our boys.

The community needs to stop playing the role of God and let nature take its own course of whether it's a boy or a girl.

Some people argue that the societal scenario is turning from bad to worse in terms of rapes and molestation, sexual exploitation at the work place, etc and it is better not to have girls. If we take that as a valid logic, it can be equally argued that the air we breathe is poisonous, so should we stop breathing, the water we drink and the food we eat is not pure, so should we stop drinking water and eating food?

The answer lies in protecting and nurturing them instead of killing them before they are even born, to make them so able and strong that they take on this world as confident and proud daughters, sisters, mothers and overall as proud citizens.

[VikrantChodhary]

Weeding out of poor should be continuous process to retain best among all.

Earlier due to Wars/battles Jats race was time tested again & again and continuing of process resulted in only BEST sustaining - Rest weeded.

But today good one moves to cities / foreign REST suffering in VILLAGES (but alas not FINISHED!)

[AbhikRana]

Indeed poverty needs to be eradicated.

In the wars, those who sacrificed their lives were warriors and martyrs who without giving it a second thought, gave up their everything for the nation.

I believe the message that you would like to give is to channelize the energy and potential of our youth in villages who though capable do not have any worthwhile vocation/work/job.

Weeding out of poor should be continuous process to retain best among all.

Earlier due to Wars/battles Jats race was time tested again & again and continuing of process resulted in only BEST sustaining - Rest weeded.

But today good one moves to cities / foreign REST suffering in VILLAGES (but alas not FINISHED!)

[AbhikRana]

The other aspect that needs attention is the change in the mindset.

We jats since long have professionally been known for two things - farming and fighting wars. Unfortunately, some self proclaimed Jat leaders amongst us would want Jats to continue with the same groove/vocation despite the world around us having changed so much. If their fellow Jats take up any other vocation or speak good Hindi, English or French, according to these self styled Jat leaders they are not Jats. Jats can be as cultured, sophisticated and polished as any other community as they are bestowed with both, the best of brain and brawn. But it is this minority amongst us which wants to pull the rest of their brethren back. These are the people who would want their Jat brothers and sisters not to go beyond the glass ceiling.

Why cannot we Jats learn the good things from the other communities including brahmins, baniyas, punjabis, bengalis, etc. These are all progressive communities with good representation in all professions and govt./private jobs. It would be JUST foolish to say that these communities have grabbed their societal position by chaploosi and unfair means only. So many people from these communities have cleared the civil services with good ranks through sheer hardwork and perseverance. It is better to learn from them good practices instead of just criticizing them like an ostrich. Fortunately or unfortunately, Jats do not live in a vacuum. They co-exist and compete with other communities in this country for the limited resources available. It would be better to learn, adapt and compete than just closing the eyes and criticizing.

So, I see a change in mindset as another important aspect which requires the attention of our society and a collective effort towards it. These self appointed Jat leaders need to be side-lined.