I debated if this should be in BJP thread but decided it should be here.
Editorial page Pioneer, 28 Aug, 2008
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<b>Second opinion: N Jamal Ansari </b>
I was dismayed by the article, "From Sir Syed to Abdul Rashid" (Second Opinion, August 25) by Mr KR Phanda, which has grossly misreported pre-independence events of our country. I would, therefore, like to set the record straight.
<b>Mr Phanda's analysis is that because Sir Syed founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College in 1875 and the All India Muslim Educational Conference in 1886, suspected terrorists today are by-products of the events of the late 19th century. What a fantastic flight of imagination.</b> Few educational institutions have had such an important role in the socio-political life of a country as MAO College, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. Unfortunately, no educational institution has also been the object of so much of ill-informed criticism as this seat of secular learning. <b>AMU has produced all types of leaders -- Rightists, Leftists, Congressites, Leaguers, etc -- reflecting all shades of public opinion in those days. Why has Mr Phanda centered his arguments only on the Muslim League? Why has he not mentioned Maulana Mohammad Ali, Shoukat Ali or Zakir Hussain?</b> It is because he wears saffron glasses and wants to defame AMU.
Let me discuss the role of Banaras Hindu University in formenting communalism, much in the same vein as Mr Phanda has done for AMU. <b>Before independence it was the British that helped Hindus to strengthen their identity. In the 20th century, when Indians began to politically organise themselves, the new-found political identity of Hindus became a roadblock in the unity of the nation. And BHU became the main centre for Hindu politics.</b>
<b>The key figure of this process was Madan Moham Malviya. He was associated with the Bharat Dharm Mahamandal right from its establishment in Haridwar in 1887. Malviya had also been involved with the Prayag Hindu Samaj, which had an even more militant character. He conceived the idea of a Hindu University and its establishment in Banaras transformed the city from a centre of Hindu culture to a centre of political Hinduism. He began organising Hindu society and participated in the 'shuddi movement' which further divided Indians on communal lines. Malviya's BHU played a key role in the rise of Hindutva politics, which today is tearing apart the country's secular fabric.</b>
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Wow>MMM was truly far sighted. The seculars killed his ideas. How can shuddi movement divide Indians on communal lines?
original article from 25 Aug., 2008
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>From Sir Syed to Abdul Rashid </b>
Second opinion: KR Phanda
Only those unfamiliar with the history of Uttar Pradesh Muslims will be surprised at the arrest of Abdul Rashid from Azamgarh in connection with the serial bombings in Ahmedabad. <b>Since the advent of British rule in India, the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh have played a vital role in promoting and organising separatist movements. They have been at the heart of Muslim separatism and have also been responsible for the establishment of organisations which represent Muslim interests in Indian politics today.</b>
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<b>In 1875, Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh,</b> which directed early Muslim political activities and nurtured many Muslim League politicians. He followed this up with the establishment of the All-India Muslim Educational Conference in 1886, which helped him to impress his political will on Indian Muslims.
<b>In 1906 a large number of Muslims from the State flocked to Dhaka to establish the All-India Muslim League. For the first 20 years, that is, between 1906-1926, the secretaryship of the League was held by Muslims from Uttar Pradesh only. It is they who had played an important role in the Central Khilafat Committee in the 1920s.</b> These and other interesting facts have been brought out in detail in the book Separatism Among Indian Muslims by Francis Robinson (Cambridge University Press, London, 1974).
<b>The Muslims of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bombay provinces were also at the forefront of the Pakistan movement. According to Justice MC Chagia, there would have been no partition of India had the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh not insisted on it. The Students Islamic Movement of India was also born in this State in 1977. No doubt, the Muslim seminary at Deoband has always provided intellectual and spiritual inspiration to Muslim fundamentalism in India. </b>
Given the track record of Muslims of Uttar Pradesh, the Union Government and the State Government should take precaution that separatist movements do not flourish in the State again. <b>Uttar Pradesh has now become the crucible of jihad in India and other States are paying the price for this. It is ominous that the State Government was reluctant to co-operate with the Gujarat Police in apprehending the terrorists behind the Ahmedabad terror strike. </b>
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Which part of what he said is untrue? I think the rebuttal is not based on logic.
Editorial page Pioneer, 28 Aug, 2008
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->BHU, not AMU, to blame for partition
<b>Second opinion: N Jamal Ansari </b>
I was dismayed by the article, "From Sir Syed to Abdul Rashid" (Second Opinion, August 25) by Mr KR Phanda, which has grossly misreported pre-independence events of our country. I would, therefore, like to set the record straight.
<b>Mr Phanda's analysis is that because Sir Syed founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College in 1875 and the All India Muslim Educational Conference in 1886, suspected terrorists today are by-products of the events of the late 19th century. What a fantastic flight of imagination.</b> Few educational institutions have had such an important role in the socio-political life of a country as MAO College, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. Unfortunately, no educational institution has also been the object of so much of ill-informed criticism as this seat of secular learning. <b>AMU has produced all types of leaders -- Rightists, Leftists, Congressites, Leaguers, etc -- reflecting all shades of public opinion in those days. Why has Mr Phanda centered his arguments only on the Muslim League? Why has he not mentioned Maulana Mohammad Ali, Shoukat Ali or Zakir Hussain?</b> It is because he wears saffron glasses and wants to defame AMU.
Let me discuss the role of Banaras Hindu University in formenting communalism, much in the same vein as Mr Phanda has done for AMU. <b>Before independence it was the British that helped Hindus to strengthen their identity. In the 20th century, when Indians began to politically organise themselves, the new-found political identity of Hindus became a roadblock in the unity of the nation. And BHU became the main centre for Hindu politics.</b>
<b>The key figure of this process was Madan Moham Malviya. He was associated with the Bharat Dharm Mahamandal right from its establishment in Haridwar in 1887. Malviya had also been involved with the Prayag Hindu Samaj, which had an even more militant character. He conceived the idea of a Hindu University and its establishment in Banaras transformed the city from a centre of Hindu culture to a centre of political Hinduism. He began organising Hindu society and participated in the 'shuddi movement' which further divided Indians on communal lines. Malviya's BHU played a key role in the rise of Hindutva politics, which today is tearing apart the country's secular fabric.</b>
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Wow>MMM was truly far sighted. The seculars killed his ideas. How can shuddi movement divide Indians on communal lines?
original article from 25 Aug., 2008
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>From Sir Syed to Abdul Rashid </b>
Second opinion: KR Phanda
Only those unfamiliar with the history of Uttar Pradesh Muslims will be surprised at the arrest of Abdul Rashid from Azamgarh in connection with the serial bombings in Ahmedabad. <b>Since the advent of British rule in India, the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh have played a vital role in promoting and organising separatist movements. They have been at the heart of Muslim separatism and have also been responsible for the establishment of organisations which represent Muslim interests in Indian politics today.</b>
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<b>In 1875, Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh,</b> which directed early Muslim political activities and nurtured many Muslim League politicians. He followed this up with the establishment of the All-India Muslim Educational Conference in 1886, which helped him to impress his political will on Indian Muslims.
<b>In 1906 a large number of Muslims from the State flocked to Dhaka to establish the All-India Muslim League. For the first 20 years, that is, between 1906-1926, the secretaryship of the League was held by Muslims from Uttar Pradesh only. It is they who had played an important role in the Central Khilafat Committee in the 1920s.</b> These and other interesting facts have been brought out in detail in the book Separatism Among Indian Muslims by Francis Robinson (Cambridge University Press, London, 1974).
<b>The Muslims of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bombay provinces were also at the forefront of the Pakistan movement. According to Justice MC Chagia, there would have been no partition of India had the Muslims of Uttar Pradesh not insisted on it. The Students Islamic Movement of India was also born in this State in 1977. No doubt, the Muslim seminary at Deoband has always provided intellectual and spiritual inspiration to Muslim fundamentalism in India. </b>
Given the track record of Muslims of Uttar Pradesh, the Union Government and the State Government should take precaution that separatist movements do not flourish in the State again. <b>Uttar Pradesh has now become the crucible of jihad in India and other States are paying the price for this. It is ominous that the State Government was reluctant to co-operate with the Gujarat Police in apprehending the terrorists behind the Ahmedabad terror strike. </b>
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Which part of what he said is untrue? I think the rebuttal is not based on logic.