05-28-2004, 12:01 AM
What do we feel about the separation of Pakistan?
57 years after Mother India was divided into two parts, what do we feel about it? There is a definite tinge of regret that a once-mighty nation was carved into two and will never probably become one again. But owing to the very reason of why pakistan separated and afterwards the path taken by pakistan, do we not feel an overwhelming relief that those animals do not belong to India of today? I would say that the net of it is in favor of pakis and BDs staying away from India as we know it.
Now I try to think of what it is that I would like to save in India and Hinduism if push comes to shove. Firstly, what does it mean 'push comes to shove'? It means in another 5 decades, the demographics of India may have altered to an extent where it is impossible for BJP or a like-minded party to ever win an election - it may not be able to win even a seat in the parliament if the demographics trend continues. How do we envisage living in an India where BJP or any Hindu revivalist party has no representation in the national Govt? Will the rulers of India in such a scenario have anything for the Hindu masses? Will there be Hindu masses at that time or will it be a barely Hindu majority nation where the majority of Hindus would be opposed to a political representation of Hindus? After all, the majority of Cong and left still bears Hindu names (Mukherjees and Chatterjees and Patils and Singhs) and probably visit temples and perform Pooja at their homes. If a Hindu is not interested in a political representation of Hindus then do we consider him/her a Hindu, just because he/she visits temples and has the idols of Hindu deities in his/her home? if a Hindu is not alarmed by the conversions and infiltration of illegal immigrants then is he a Hindu?
I consider it axiomatic that Hindus DO NEED political representation in a so-called secular democracy that is India. So it follows that those Hindus that are not interested in such a representation - are pseudo-Hindus and are more detrimental to India than the BDs and Pakis.
So having established what I consider a 'push comes to shove' scenario, what is it that I want to save and what may have to be given up?
Sorry for the rambling.
57 years after Mother India was divided into two parts, what do we feel about it? There is a definite tinge of regret that a once-mighty nation was carved into two and will never probably become one again. But owing to the very reason of why pakistan separated and afterwards the path taken by pakistan, do we not feel an overwhelming relief that those animals do not belong to India of today? I would say that the net of it is in favor of pakis and BDs staying away from India as we know it.
Now I try to think of what it is that I would like to save in India and Hinduism if push comes to shove. Firstly, what does it mean 'push comes to shove'? It means in another 5 decades, the demographics of India may have altered to an extent where it is impossible for BJP or a like-minded party to ever win an election - it may not be able to win even a seat in the parliament if the demographics trend continues. How do we envisage living in an India where BJP or any Hindu revivalist party has no representation in the national Govt? Will the rulers of India in such a scenario have anything for the Hindu masses? Will there be Hindu masses at that time or will it be a barely Hindu majority nation where the majority of Hindus would be opposed to a political representation of Hindus? After all, the majority of Cong and left still bears Hindu names (Mukherjees and Chatterjees and Patils and Singhs) and probably visit temples and perform Pooja at their homes. If a Hindu is not interested in a political representation of Hindus then do we consider him/her a Hindu, just because he/she visits temples and has the idols of Hindu deities in his/her home? if a Hindu is not alarmed by the conversions and infiltration of illegal immigrants then is he a Hindu?
I consider it axiomatic that Hindus DO NEED political representation in a so-called secular democracy that is India. So it follows that those Hindus that are not interested in such a representation - are pseudo-Hindus and are more detrimental to India than the BDs and Pakis.
So having established what I consider a 'push comes to shove' scenario, what is it that I want to save and what may have to be given up?
Sorry for the rambling.