06-20-2007, 10:11 PM
So the PTI and all the other news agencies changed her remarks from 'Muslim' invaders to 'Mughal' invaders for the benefit of the urban English readers. Why did they distort her essage? Was it self-censorship? Are Mughal more palatable than Muslims? The pdf image that was posted in the Islamism thread shows the evolution of the veil/ghoonghat in North India.
Also Shobe De is wrong. Mrs. Prathiba Patil is no hand maiden of the Gandhis. She spoke her mind which she had to keep suppressed all along. She shows she can think and feel the same thoughts as anyone else.
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Express News ServicePosted online: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print Email
JAIPUR, JUNE 18: <b>Once a non-controversial </b>Governor of Rajasthan, UPA-Left candidate for the Presidential elections, Pratibha Patil now <b>finds herself in the centre of controversy</b>. Her remark on the purdah system at a function in Udaipur on monday has upset Muslim leaders. Patil had said that the purdah was introduced to save women from Muslim invaders.
<b>Patil </b>was in Udaipur to attend a function held to mark the 467th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap. When addressing the gathering, she <b>said</b>: âMaharana Pratap always ensured that women had a status in society. Women have always been respected in the Indian culture. <b>The purdah system was introduced to protect them from the Muslim invaders.</b> However, times have changed. India is now independent and hence, the systems should also change.â
Patil said that doing away with the purdah systemâwhich still continues in the stateâand many other traditional practices will ensure that women are respected in society. <b>âNow that women are progressing in every field, we should morally support and encourage them by leaving such practices behind,â</b> she added.
While historians disagree with Patilâs statement on the purdah system, local Muslim leaders are upset. <b>Varsha Joshi of the Institute of Rajasthan Studies said that the separate zanana practices were prevalent in the state even during the 11th Century, much before Muslim invaders entered India. âMuslims invaders had nothing to do with purdah system in Rajasthan. Here Rajput leaders did not allow their women and daughters to go out without veils,â Joshi said.</b>
<b>Mohammad Salim, state president of Jamat-e-Islami Hind said that it was unfortunate that Patil chose to publicly express her communal views</b>. âHer views are so similar to those of the Sangh Parivar, which are baseless. It was quite surprisingly that Patil, who is believed to be a well-read and educated person, can have such views,â Salim said.
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Further Varsha Joshi is wrong too in two counts. Arabs invaded Sind in 711 AD under Mohd Bin Qasim and held sway for over 400 years before they were swept away by the Turks around 1000AD. Is Ms Josh saying Sind was not part of the Hindu lands?
Recall that Rajasthan is on the border of Sind which was already Arabised/Islamised. So it makes sense to save the womenfolk from causal kidnapping by the Arab hordes in Sind.
Also Shobe De is wrong. Mrs. Prathiba Patil is no hand maiden of the Gandhis. She spoke her mind which she had to keep suppressed all along. She shows she can think and feel the same thoughts as anyone else.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Patilâs purdah remark courts controversy
Express News ServicePosted online: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print Email
JAIPUR, JUNE 18: <b>Once a non-controversial </b>Governor of Rajasthan, UPA-Left candidate for the Presidential elections, Pratibha Patil now <b>finds herself in the centre of controversy</b>. Her remark on the purdah system at a function in Udaipur on monday has upset Muslim leaders. Patil had said that the purdah was introduced to save women from Muslim invaders.
<b>Patil </b>was in Udaipur to attend a function held to mark the 467th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap. When addressing the gathering, she <b>said</b>: âMaharana Pratap always ensured that women had a status in society. Women have always been respected in the Indian culture. <b>The purdah system was introduced to protect them from the Muslim invaders.</b> However, times have changed. India is now independent and hence, the systems should also change.â
Patil said that doing away with the purdah systemâwhich still continues in the stateâand many other traditional practices will ensure that women are respected in society. <b>âNow that women are progressing in every field, we should morally support and encourage them by leaving such practices behind,â</b> she added.
While historians disagree with Patilâs statement on the purdah system, local Muslim leaders are upset. <b>Varsha Joshi of the Institute of Rajasthan Studies said that the separate zanana practices were prevalent in the state even during the 11th Century, much before Muslim invaders entered India. âMuslims invaders had nothing to do with purdah system in Rajasthan. Here Rajput leaders did not allow their women and daughters to go out without veils,â Joshi said.</b>
<b>Mohammad Salim, state president of Jamat-e-Islami Hind said that it was unfortunate that Patil chose to publicly express her communal views</b>. âHer views are so similar to those of the Sangh Parivar, which are baseless. It was quite surprisingly that Patil, who is believed to be a well-read and educated person, can have such views,â Salim said.
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Further Varsha Joshi is wrong too in two counts. Arabs invaded Sind in 711 AD under Mohd Bin Qasim and held sway for over 400 years before they were swept away by the Turks around 1000AD. Is Ms Josh saying Sind was not part of the Hindu lands?
Recall that Rajasthan is on the border of Sind which was already Arabised/Islamised. So it makes sense to save the womenfolk from causal kidnapping by the Arab hordes in Sind.