ਇਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਲਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਖੜੋਤ ਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ –ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਮਾਨ

It is a well written article on the issue of present and future of dalits in relation to land. Yes, it is a continuous struggle of deprived people and it will continue in some form. These type of struggles need some sort of source of inspiration and motivation. History, tradition, or some role model may become that source. Unfortunately class struggle(s) in punjab could not relate them to any such source. Lennin, mao , communism played their role for some time but these thinkers and their philosophy could not absorb into the spirits of punjabis. Followers of this imported new science of struggle could not replace the traditional philosophy in mind of masses with the new one. Mr. Mann (the author) has good wishes for the dalits but the last paragraph indicates something totally strange. Author seems to be worried more about stagnation of communist movement than dalits. It looks like that author is in search of some issue that can used for the revival of communism and issue of dalits seems to fit well. It is ok if some movement help dalits but using the dalits to revive any movement is not less than any other exploiter of dalits. What should be done? Dalits should take inspiration from the history of Banda Singh, make their own Gurdwaras, relate themselves to the heritage of the land which is rich with the spirit of struggle. Their gurdwaras can be their base camps, meeting points, link between the current strugle and the heritage, centre of education and so on. It will lay the foundation of social, cultural economic and political revolution. The heritage of Gurus have elements of complete revolution, communism lacks that. All dalits have to do, adopt the path shown by gurus to Lalos and replace the Malik Bhgos by Bhai Lalos.