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The Mahatma’s Progeny

Farzana Versey April 4, 2002

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#163 Posted by rsaxena on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Re: sigalph

{{``it is like KKK kicking out all the non-whites, Jews, and non-catholics ``

You mean non-Protestants of course}}

yes...thanks for the correction...



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#164 Posted by rsaxena on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
re: tantrologician #166

right on



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#165 Posted by ylh on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Rsaxena,

My claims about Jinnah are the truth and nothing but the truth. I have no claims about Pakistan, except that I wish to make it according to Jinnah`s vision of a secular democracy.

In any event If there one word that fit you wonderfully .. it is Hypocrisy.

You say

``nations built on the premise of religion - one religion - cannot purport to be secular, or at best can only do lipservice to theconcept...unless they start off that way and over time fluorish as multi-religious, diverse nations with strong democratic principles...``

Dude didn`t you like Support Israel till a few days ago, which is an exclusivist theocratic Jewish state, with a law ingrained in its constitution which allows for only Jewish immigration. Or do you think by throwing out the Arabs by force, Israel became a multi-religious multicultural diverse state? That has to be the biggest lie and further elaborates your skewed mentality which is an indication of your inferior intelligence and lack of depth when it comes to objective knowledge.

Pakistan is based on a concept atleast 1000 times MORE just than Israel.

1) Unlike ISRAEL Pakistan did not say that every Muslim in the world was a citizen of Pakistan, ...

2) Unlike Israel, Pakistan didn`t claim 70% of the land while having 30% of the population.

3) Unlike Israel, Pakistan is not based on some religious millenial aspiration of a wandering jewish people, but on the principle of the right of self determination which was EXERCISED only after the `Best Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity` M.A.Jinnah had failed in his life Long mission of keeping Hindus and Muslims together in India.

4) Unlike Israel, Pakistan didn`t bring millions of its correligonists to maintain a certain character. Yet you call Israel secular. Wonderful. And you admit that religion-based states can start off that way, but become multiethnic secular democracies in due course of time. Israel has never endeavored to be anything but a theocratic Jewish state. And For the record, only homogenous states can become multiethnic multicultural democracies through tolerance, while in artificial Unions such as India, Gujurats happen..

5) I don`t think Pakistan is perfect or a secular democracy but that it was envisaged as such.

6) Jinnah`s views are very clear, he had created Pakistan out of compulsion, but it wanted Pakistan to evolve into a state, where Hindus will cease to Be hindus and Muslims will cease to be muslims and everyone will evolve a Pakistani identity instead of a religious one. This vision has NOT been realized, partly because Jinnah died so early. But

then people like you love jumping down the throat of people like me ..

7) No objective Historian can accuse Jinnah of partaking in exodus of Hindus. Even your first high commissioner calls Jinnah `the

I have already expressly made clear my views and I have always followed them up with proper historical evidence. If you have problems with them, please go and take up the issue with intellectuals like Patrick French and many of your own countrymen including the JNU Professor Dr.Ajeet, whose works I have quoted, and who have the exact same view of history as I. A closer examination of Jinnah`s life, which obviously you don`t have the courage to do, in its entirety and his political career, and the fact that no honest historian can accuse him of throwing the non muslims out will lay to rest your ill founded concepts of reality.

That Jinnah appointed a Hindu as Pakistan`s first law minister, and that the Pakistan Movement had complete support of the Punjabi Christian Parties and scheduled caste Hindu parties, and Dalit parties, should suffice to undo your horribly bigoted analogy with KKK. Maybe it will serve you some good, to learn some history of how ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Punjab aided and abetted by the Indian Government started a cycle which undid the delicate balance of Minorities that was envisaged by the Lahore Resolution. You have to remember that the Partition arrangement clearly spoke against a transfer of populations, but rather the creation of two Secular states, one Muslim Majority and one Hindu Majority.

That you continue to argue with me about this, while my posts are not aimed at you shows your obsession and mania. That you have never picked up a book on the topic and actually posted any historic evidence relying to 2+2 strategy of learning history through TV, shows that your Ivy League education didn`t do you any good.

In any event, Secularism is a practical necessity for Pakistan and not some goody goody liberal view. According to a new estimate there are close 15 million christians in Pakistan, close to 3 million Hindus, and 100 000 sikhs, parsis and Buddhists, plus the presence of nearly all of 73 sects of Islam.

For the record I have never laid claim to any multi ethnic multicultural country. Pakistan is a Muslim Country, and it will continue to be so. If Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish state and create exclusive immigration laws for jewish people, Pakistan too has a right to exist as a Muslim country. Nevertheless, I stand for a separation of church and state... and thats it. That is a practical demand.



Appendix Jinnah`s Speech which answers why he made Pakistan... and in which he clearly states that he never believed in religion-based nationalisms except as a reality which had posed itself and which should be undone.

Jinnah`s 11th August Speech:

I know there are people who do not quite agree with the division of India and the partition of the Punjab and Bengal. Much has been said against it, but now that it has been accepted, it is the duty of everyone of us to loyally abide by it and honourably act according to the agreement which is now final and binding on all. But you must remember, as I have said, that this mighty revolution that has taken place is unprecedented.

One can quite understand the feeling that exists between the two communities wherever one community is in majority and the other is in minority. But the question is, whether it was possible or practicable to act otherwise than what has been done, A division had to take place. On both sides,

in Hindustan and Pakistan, there are sections of people who may not agree with it, who may not like it, but in my judgement there was no other solution and I am sure future history will record is verdict in favour of it.

And what is more, it will be proved by actual experience as we go on that was the only solution of India`s constitutional problem. Any idea of a united India could never have worked and in my

judgement it would have led us to terrific disaster. Maybe that view is correct; maybe it is not; that remains to be seen.

All the same, in this division it was impossible to avoid the question of minorities being in one Dominion or the other. Now that was unavoidable. There is no other solution. Now what shall we do? Now, it we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous, we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor. If you will work in co-operation, forgetting

the past, burying the hatchet, you are bound to succeed. If you change your past and work together in a spirit that everyone of you, no matter to what community he belongs, no matter what relations he had with you in the past, no matter what is his colour, caste or creed, is first, second and last a citizen of this State with equal rights, privileges, and obligations, there will be on end to the progress you will make. I cannot emphasize it too much.

We should begin to work in that spirit and in course of time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities, the Hindu community and the Muslim community, because even as regards Muslims you have Pathans, Punjabis, Shias, Sunnis and so on, and among the Hindus you have Brahmins, Vashnavas, Khatris, also Bengalis, Madrasis and so on, will vanish.

Indeed if you ask me, this has been the biggest hindrance in the way of India to attain the freedom and independence and but for this we would have been free people long long ago. No power can hold another nation, and specially a nation of 400 million souls in subjection; nobody could have conquered you, and even if it had happened, nobody could have continued its hold on you for any length of time, but for this. Therefore, we must learn a lesson from this.

You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State. As you know, history shows that in England, conditions, some time ago, were much worse than those prevailing in India today. The Roman Catholics and the Protestants persecuted each other. Even now there are some States in existence where there are discriminations made and bars imposed against a particular class. Thank God, we are not starting in those days. We are starting in the days where there is no discrimination, no distinction between one community and another, no discrimination between one caste or creed

and another. We are starting with this fundamental principle that we are all citizens and equal citizens of one State. The people of England

in course of time had to face the realities of the situation and had to discharge the responsibilities and burdens placed upon them by the government of their country and they went through that fire step by step. Today, you might say with justice that Roman Catholics and

Protestants do not exist; what exists now is that every man is a citizen, an equal citizen of Great Britain and they are all members of the

Nation.

Now I think we should keep that in front of us as our ideal and you will find that in course of time Hindus would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would cease to be Muslims, not in the religious sense, because that is the personal faith of each individual, but in the political sense as citizens of the State. Well, gentlemen, I do not wish to take up any more of your time and thank you again for the honouR you have done to me. I shall always be guided by the principles of justice and fairplay without any, as is put in the political language, prejudice or ill-will, in other words, partiality or favouritism. My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest nations of the world.

I have received a message from the United States of America addressed to me. It reads: I have the honour to communicate to you, in Your Excellency`s capacity as President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, the following message which I have just received from the Secretary of State of the United States: On the occasion of of the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly for Pakistan, I extend to you and to the members of the Assembly, the best wishes of the Government and the people of the United States for the successful conclusion of the great work you are about to undertake.



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#166 Posted by ylh on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Sadna,

Quite Frankly you haven`t read about Jinnah enough. Your comment was sad and misguided. Given that Rsaxena is uneducated, I could understand his mistake in understanding the issues, but I thought you were not so unaware. Your comment shows how Jinnah`s many contributions have been obscured in India due to unnecessary hostility and demonization.

In 1915 at Lucknow, he had not stood up as the leader of the Muslims. He was a Member of the Congress Party as well as the Muslim League, which he had joined on the condition that Muslim League wholeheartedly supported the Congress Party in its fight for self government. If you pick up Jinnah`s speeches in the Legislative Council, and then the `National Assembley of British India`, you will see that most of his speeches are on (between 1910-1939) :

1) The uplifting of Dalits and scheduled castes

2) Condemnation of Imperialism Jinnah had resigned twice, one time at the behest of Gandhi to protest Rowlatt Acts. His speeches make fascinating reading.

3) Educational Reforms including bills on basic literacy and expanding government schools. He was instrumental in the bill that was passed in the council expanding education to the masses.

I will quote his speech in this regard

He said

``It is naive to equate education with sedition. It is the duty of every civilized government to educate the masses, and if you have to face unpopularity, if you have to face a certain amount of danger, face it boldly in the name of duty ..... You will have the whole educated public with you in the struggle on the battlefield.``

4) Equal benefits for Indian Soldiers in the British Army. M.A.Jinnah`s major contribution was getting Indians commissioned in the British Army.

5) Opposing 295 A the Blasphemy Law passed by the British, which Jinnah thought would infringe on academic freedom to criticize Religion and its origins. (Ironic Pakistan now has 295 C)

Jinnah had lead mass protest against Lord Wellingdon (for which J.M.Hall in Bombay was dedicated to Jinnah.. it stands for Jinnah Memorial Hall.) This protest was done to speak against the injustice that the British Government was doing to Tilak. In 1927 Jinnah had organized another strike to protest the Simon Commission which had no Indian Members. Both times Jinnah`s followers were mostly Hindus.

The fact is that Jinnah did more than enough for the Hindus of India. But his fault was that he was a Muslim and a westernized one at that, and a Muslim could never get the same popularity as a Hindu Mahatma pretending to Mahavira and Buddha. Being a cool calm and rational lawyer, he couldn`t use the emotional tactics of the Mahatma, nor could he see the unleashing of religious forces to be fruitful...

As Gandhi put it so eloquently `Mr.Jinnah from the Minority community`. Ah if only people like you were objective and able to look beyond the unnecessary hagiography of Gandhi.



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#167 Posted by ylh on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Sigalph 158,

As is obvious from his other posts especially with respect to his love of the occam`s Razor.... Rsaxena is a naive little boy with little or no knowledge about anything. His theories are based on his casual flipping of channels and catching a sound byte here and there.

How can he know that Klu Klux Klan is entirely White protestant. How can he know that Catholicism is a minority religion in the US, with

hispanics (and italians amongst whites) forming the majority.

His comparisons, his analogies, are often apples and oranges.. based on simplistic notions of History, without any regard for the complexities of the Human interactions, and the paradoxes which are abnormally as high an occurence as the normal happenings. His comparison of the India`s war in Kashmir, to US`s civil war was another sad representation of his mal-formed brain, with deficient brain cells probably caused by over excessive use of Nitrus Oxide.

-YLH



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#168 Posted by Godot on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Re: Raveena, the Suxman, #155

``between your pop, 2 uncles, and grandpop, what`s the need for a 4th``

Alas, they are dead and gone, pumpkin. Their behind would`ve been all old and crumpled, unlike yours, which is tight and smooth. They wouldn`t have any teeth left and their gums gone bad, unlike your nice teeth and strong gums and a tongue just to die for, munchkin. Mmm, Mmm, good. 4th one? No my pumpkin, munchkin. No need to worry about that. Who`s talking about getting married, pumpkin. My Suxman, munch, munch, my munchkin.



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#169 Posted by ylh on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am


I have never read a more eloquent reply than 130... how do you do it Ms.Versey?

`I find it strange that his being a ‘saint’ is enough to make him above reproach. How quick we are to canonise people. If he led a simple life, was celibate and cleaned toilets, does that make him a saint? I can quote many examples like Jayaprakash Narayan, Vinoba Bhave, to some extent even Morarji Desai…and may I add virtually all those who live below the poverty line? Wouldwe call them saints?``

And this:

``I am surprised that so many of you agree that he declared Hinduism nonviolent, yet you cannot stomach it when I say that he introduced religion into politics. He constantly used religious references when we were fighting against a foreign power. Where was the need for it? And when another individual used it to create a nation, he became the villain. Why these double standards? Wasn’t he, in his own inimitable style, playing leaders against one another, knowing their fragile egos? Come to think of it, I think this tokenism that is beingpractised today by the saffron brigade can be traced to Maulana Azad’s fairly uncomplicated equation with the Mahatma. Which is why his role was reduced considerably and he became the showpiece and, god forbid, an Islamic scholar at that. What better stereotyping do we need? His meetings started with the chanting of bhajans at the ashram. (When madrassahs are promoted they are immediately linked to terrorism.) When his son converted to Islam, why did he make such a hue and cry? It is all right to go around preaching, but when it comes to the crux and your immediate environment, there is always a problem.``

No answer from the Indians... this is TOO fine, Too Realistic, so very true for Philistines on these boards!

Thankyou

Atleast there is some sanity left in this world.



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#170 Posted by FarzanaVersey on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
temporal (#23):

[...cannot help but notice this ...whereas there are hindus who hang their heads in shame AND are actively criticising modi and company...

...we do not find even a few who are ashamed or actively criticise the targetted killing of minorities in pakistan...]

The latter part of your statement could best be answered by Pakistanis, though it would be a pity if there is no expression of solidarity towards minorities. However, that should not be mere lip-service.

This brings me to your statement about Hindus hanging their heads in shame over Gujarat. I have already posted a note on Harsh Mander’s Board, but since it has been brought up here, let me quote and explain…

Apr-4-02 13:22:48 EST Reply #: 10

Farzana Versey

This article has got extensive coverage in the Indian media, and a good thing it is. But the people who have suffered cannot say they will not be able to sing `Saare Jahaan se accha` again, they cannot dare to say they are ashamed of being Indians. No secularist is going to pat them on the back. Because the Indian Muslim uttering these very same words of anguish will be expected to first go through the acid test of patriotism. Has any Muslim, even among the liberals, come out and said that he/she feels like hanging their heads in shame? No. Don`t ask me why. Ask yourselves, and then Harsh Mander will make more sense.]

There have been Indian Muslims who expressed anger over the Godhra train massacre, but they were not specially appreciated for it. Individuals hanging their heads in shame is no palliative and I can say with certainty that once the political process moves ahead, all those incidents will be forgotten.

Atal Behari Vajpayee visits the state after one month and is more worried about how he will show his face to the world. How can he show his face to us? And what does he do on his tour of Gujarat? He spends 50 minutes in the mangled coach of the train, and 20 minutes each at a Muslim and Hindu relief camp. What the hell does this mean? What message is he trying to convey to the minorities in the state? Forget Modi, can we trust this man?

lh,

F

Since Studebaker and Shammi also want a clarification to this post…

When I said that we haven’t seen even Muslim liberals saying that they felt like hanging their heads in shame, I was not alluding to Godhra (pardon my saying so, but why was it the first thing that came to your minds? I had not mentioned Godhra in my note)…I meant why could they not as other Indians feel ashamed to be citizens of this country over what has happened in the rest of Gujarat.

I have been reading some posts about how India has a secular constitution, a secular judiciary, a secular this and a secular that. On paper it has all of these. But if a state cannot protect its citizens, and political parties do not follow judicial orders, then it is a farce of a democracy. I do not understand why we have to constantly compare ourselves to Pakistan or some other Islamic countries whenever the Hindutva proponents act up.



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#171 Posted by FarzanaVersey on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Shammi (57, 59,121):

I think by now you have got the gist of what I was trying to say…you have even explained it to others…and if I get into long-winded discussions, it might only make things worse. However, let me look at some of the points you make…

[Continuing failures are largely OUR fault -- the fault of the present generation -- we cannot talk, argue our way out of OUR moral lapses by blaming some in the past. For the current times, WE must accept responsibility.]

Agreed about the latter bit. But, history does have a snowballing effect. We are victims of it. Don’t forget that the current political situation is entirely due to the Hindutva need to prop up Lord Ram. And it is done in a very organised manner. Every week I get at least two huge packets by courier from the VHP with literature promoting their cause and critical of anything else. So, this does seep in to create a movement.

[These organizations disavow Gandhi`s main thesis -- truth, tolerance and non-violence.

If they borrow some of his symbolism (fasting, non-cooperation) then that can hardly constitute `following` in his footsteps.]

The following in his footsteps need not be literal. The saffron lot too believes they are upholding truth, I hear them talk of tolerance all the time (just heard Praful Goradia dismiss secularism on TV and say we should instead be tolerant) and while they may not avowedly talk of non-violence they do claim that they want to march peacefully to their Ram Lalla’s janmasthan. Now, whether you beat up or get beaten up (as in the case of Gandhi’s followers) violence becomes a part of the credo.

[There have been other leaders who have been inspired by religious morals and have earned world respect beyond their immediate religious flock -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dalai Lama. Mother Theresa (missing any?) and Gandhi belongs in that category. The one thing that they shared with Gandhi was non-violence and tolerance.]

All the three are legitimate people of religion. King fought for civil liberties for the Blacks, a minority group; the Dalai Lama is fighting for a legitimate land for the Tibetans; Mother Teresa was for the displaced, poor and dying in the tradition of Christian charity. They had a core group they were/are addressing. Gandhi, at a time of political sensitivity, was making use of religion to justify political goals.

And if he did not accept any office in Independent India, that is exactly what the stalwarts of the VHP, Bajrang Dal etc believe in.

[I reviewed that tag line under your article heading on Chowk`s main page which said, `How Responsible is Gandhi for Hindutva?` I think that the counter question would be how responsible was Einstein for the nuclear bomb after he discovered the E=MC2

equation? Or, how personally responsible was Christopher Columbus for the decimation of native Americans? I think that these issues are in the same league]

Einstein propounded a theory; Gandhi practised it. We have been told Hindutva has varied connotations.

[I could not understand some of your statements, `The anathema and anachronism get transformed into Authority.` -- What does that mean in plain English?]

Okkkaayy…the rebel and the outsider get sucked into the Establishment and become its greatest proponents.

And thanks for keeping the discussion alive and maintaining the dignity of this Board.

Regards



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#172 Posted by FarzanaVersey on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
dost-mittarjee (#62):

I suppose we will have to agree to disagree on the major point. And you must be up to your gills with the surfeit of views already expressed. But yet…

[The Hindus do not ALWAYS start a communal trouble but the Muslims ALWAYS end up being the biggest victims because the police collaborates with the cowardly Hindu mobs.]

I think your definition of cowardice is certainly different from the Mahatma’s.

[As far as Gandhi`s use of Ram Rajya is concerned, I`m sure you are aware that to Hindus, the term is similar to Suleiman`s wisdom or Adl-e-Jehangir,i.e., devoid of any religious significance. You could probably more justly accuse him, as Jinnah did, of using muslim religious passions re. Khilafat for his political ends.]

Yes, I do believe Jinnah was right. But I do not think you can dissociate Ram Rajya from Hinduism. The Ramayana has religious sanctity; it is not just another epic. When the televised version was being screened people would light incense sticks, and treat that hour as puja and touch the feet of the actors. Muslims go by the Book and anything else is denied a religious stamp whereas Hinduism does offer a veritable choice and it is upto its practitioners as to how they use or abuse it.

I wish we could get to the root cause of vandalism. Until then, we can only wait.

Regards,

Farzana



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#173 Posted by FarzanaVersey on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Stuka (129):

You don’t seem to have any violent disagreement with me in your post, except that you had to read the article twice. Guess how many times I have had to read it :)

Godot (#104):

Well, thank you etc…you might now have problems getting much help in your translation of Premchand :) Ok, now may I request you to desist from indulging in the unseemly battle here? Really, the language is yuck…sorry about this, but I think you will understand. Besides, I don’t think Jinnah needs to be sanctified by the West. A good leader is one who sets the tone of what his own people ought to do and is remembered for that.

Yasser:

Thank you for your kind words. I guess I can lecture you a bit now. I have been following your posts. There is no doubt that you know your history and contemporary politics, and I don’t care whether you are objective about these or not. However, I am often disappointed to see you get into futile arguments with those who do not deserve such indulgence. Where is the need to ‘explain’ a point over and over again, if you say you have already done so? Many a time you lose a war because you get into a duel. Your arguments ought to be left as they are without getting into mud-slinging, and it does not matter who has started it. You may take this ‘advice’ or leave it. But think about it.

Regards,

Farzana



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#174 Posted by ylh on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am


Einestein`s comments about Gandhi need to be looked at with suspicion, given that old Uncle Albert was a major contributor to the A-Bomb panic and hysteria, which finally led to the deaths of Millions... It is this kind of lipservice which is dangerous.



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#176 Posted by anil on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Dear Farzana:

I find it funny that the people you are trying to equate Gandhi are the one`s who killed him. I never realized until I read what you wrote that murderers and their victims can be equated.

Gandhi is known and shall remain know YLH or not YLH, whether people like it or not, for his philosophy and implementation of non-violence and non-cooperation as the movement. This quest for such action is just as much part of human nature as hunger is.

Gandhi, like any other persons of his time, including Jinnah, used religion at one time or the other, in their own way. When we move down from Philosophy to religion to further down the gutter, only then you find the murderers of Gandhi and maurading crowd in Gujrat of today. These mauraders are so far away from Gandhian philosophies, that you may have to a lot more to understand the phenomenon. Many years ago when I visited New Delhi, I had such a discussion with a couple of hindu fanatics. After five minutes they were only trying to convert me, I had to simply sit and listen to their contradiction for several hours, every time I would say something, atleast 30-minutes were added to this attempted brainwashing.

Please point to me a Hindu-Pakistani who writes or has written about Jinnah in the way you wrote about Gandhi. It is the beauty of the Indian system that you live in and I remain proud to be associated that we can express ourselves. Indian system will move toward more political correctness. Your expressions would be just as important in this shift, as the resistance from the mauraders. During my student days in 70`s I saw resistance to change among certain group of students in the UK and the US. They were supportive of the massacare at Kent State. Where are they now, probably in a dumpster somewhere. Make it happen, Farzana. That would be the most important contribution toward making India more politically correct.

Both minorities and fragmented Hindu majorities would have to accomodate, for the past wrongs done in the name of religion, whether imagined or real. I would continue to encourage you to keep expressing your views, as it such expressions which allow political correctness. I feel political leaders and economic leaders in Gujrat must own all the blame.

I am confident, your Gandhi character, if he were alive today, would have acted right away. He wanted to visit hindu-muslim riot torn areas of the Punjab with Jinnah, before he was killed. He would not have been silent observer, like rath yatri - Advani, or Modi. Gandhi would have done what he did in 1946, moved into a muslim home with Suhravardy in Calcutta. You must not forget such historical facts when you pull you pen or keyboard out next time. More research on Gandhi on your part is needed.

I know it must be very emotional for people like yourselves who so much believe in Indian system. Your writings show it to me, but see continued assault on your value system, as if it must not be counted. The time is not to despair, but bring powerful expressions. The fragmented hindus are not behind such mauraders.

Keep at it, Farzana.

ANIL



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#177 Posted by stuka on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
Zafar:

``My feeling is that India does not want a polity totally divorced from religion - it wants one which acknowledges the divine - Gandhi articulated one which had room for many understandings of the divine - therefore one which the most of us aspire to.``

I dunno about you, but I am totally ready to send these religious types to the place they belong...with God. If God can create Praveen Togadia, Urstruly etc etc..then he is welcome to enjoy their company as well. Secularism in India means ``respect for all religions``...wonder which deranged idiot thought that one up..what about Wiccaism? should we respect that too? Does Nihilism qualify as a religion as well...

What is I set up a religion called Stukaism, which calls for the elimination of every non Stukaist..How the hell anyone`s gonna respect that.

Problem with Hindus is that they think they are so godamn enlightened that everyone should but naturally follow their example. That`s what Gandhi`s problem was too...I know where he could shove his inner spiritual voice too.



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#178 Posted by Banjaara on April 8, 2002 2:16:26 am
tantralogician-various

Shrimaan ji,

I can feel your anger against prophet Mohammed.

Unfortunately he is dead but there are over 100 million muslims in India.Why dont you go there and kill some to take your revenge.I would have

invited you to Pakistan to kill the muslims here

but I don`t think you will be very keen to come

to this `hell hole`.Happy killing.

PS: Are you by any chance related to Mukhya Mantri

Shri Narendra Modi?



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    #986 MantoLives
    #985 calamur
    #984 cutandpaste
    #983 ylh
    #982 sadna
    #981 ylh
    #980 ylh
    #979 sadna
    #978 ylh
    #977 ylh
    #976 sadna
    #975 ylh
    #974 sadna
    #973 ylh
    #972 sadna
    #971 ylh
    #970 DRUMZ
    #969 saminashah
    #968 tantralogician
    #967 Layman
    #966 ShirinAhmed
    #965 sadna
    #964 Prem
    #963 stuka
    #962 ylh
    #961 DRUMZ
    #960 anNy
    #959 tantralogician
    #958 alphaHussain
    #957 ylh
    #956 ylh
    #955 sadna
    #954 ylh
    #953 progressive
    #952 rsridhar
    #951 progressive
    #950 tvarad
    #949 ylh
    #948 tantralogician
    #947 saminashah
    #946 ylh
    #945 sadna
    #944 divine-comedy
    #943 ylh
    #942 tantralogician
    #941 Aisha_Sarwari
    #940 ylh
    #939 tvarad
    #938 rsridhar
    #937 semipreciousme
    #936 saminashah
    #935 ylh
    #934 ylh
    #933 sadna
    #932 sadna
    #931 Ashok
    #930 tantralogician
    #929 ylh
    #928 saminashah
    #927 progressive
    #926 progressive
    #925 sadna
    #924 progressive
    #923 ylh
    #922 ylh
    #920 ylh
    #919 sadna
    #918 sadna
    #917 tvarad
    #916 rsridhar
    #915 rsridhar
    #914 ylh
    #913 pmishra2
    #912 tantralogician
    #911 sadna
    #910 Romair
    #909 Romair
    #908 saminashah
    #907 ylh
    #906 ylh
    #905 ylh
    #904 ylh
    #903 ZafarA
    #902 ylh
    #901 progressive
    #900 progressive
    #899 ylh
    #898 ylh
    #897 ylh
    #896 progressive
    #895 rsridhar
    #894 rsridhar
    #893 rsridhar
    #892 rsridhar
    #891 rsridhar
    #890 sadna
    #889 pmishra2
    #888 tvarad
    #887 InYourFace
    #886 semipreciousme
    #885 Prem
    #884 Urstruly
    #883 sadna
    #882 sadna
    #881 rsridhar
    #880 rsridhar
    #879 harimau
    #878 ylh
    #877 progressive
    #876 tvarad
    #875 tvarad
    #874 cutandpaste
    #873 sadna
    #872 sadna
    #871 Urstruly
    #870 rsridhar
    #869 rsridhar
    #868 Banjaara
    #867 progressive
    #866 sadna
    #865 fawad79
    #864 ylh
    #863 progressive
    #862 Banjaara
    #861 sadna
    #860 tvarad
    #859 tvarad
    #858 Prem
    #857 Lajwanti
    #856 progressive
    #854 ylh
    #853 Banjaara
    #852 ylh
    #851 Banjaara
    #850 sadna
    #849 rsridhar
    #848 AAmir
    #847 rsridhar
    #846 Banjaara
    #845 Banjaara
    #844 ali2
    #843 ylh
    #842 ylh
    #841 ylh
    #840 soysauce
    #839 sadna
    #838 sadna
    #837 fawad79
    #836 Banjaara
    #835 Prem
    #834 progressive
    #833 scout
    #832 progressive
    #831 ylh
    #830 Shah
    #829 tvarad
    #828 ylh
    #827 ylh
    #826 ylh
    #825 rsridhar
    #824 tvarad
    #823 rsridhar
    #822 rsridhar
    #821 sadna
    #819 ylh
    #818 ylh
    #817 rsaxena
    #816 progressive
    #815 Maharana
    #814 tantralogician
    #813 ali2
    #812 scout
    #811 tvarad
    #810 rsridhar
    #809 tvarad
    #808 tvarad
    #807 Star Buck
    #806 rsridhar
    #804 shammi
    #803 shammi
    #802 ylh
    #801 ylh
    #800 ylh
    #799 ylh
    #798 rsaxena
    #797 rsaxena
    #796 rsaxena
    #795 Prem
    #794 ylh
    #793 ylh
    #792 ZafarA
    #791 ylh
    #790 ylh
    #789 ylh
    #788 ylh
    #787 sadna
    #786 sadna
    #785 sadna
    #784 ylh
    #783 harimau
    #782 harimau
    #781 Aisha_Sarwari
    #780 ylh
    #779 shammi
    #778 ylh
    #777 ylh
    #776 sadna
    #775 rsaxena
    #774 ylh
    #773 ylh
    #772 scout
    #771 ylh
    #770 stuka
    #769 stuka
    #768 stuka
    #767 rsridhar
    #766 rsridhar
    #765 rsridhar
    #764 Ralph
    #763 semipreciousme
    #762 rsaxena
    #761 progressive
    #760 ylh
    #759 ylh
    #758 rsaxena
    #757 pmishra2
    #756 rsaxena
    #755 ylh
    #754 ylh
    #753 shammi
    #752 shammi
    #751 ylh
    #750 ylh
    #749 progressive
    #748 ylh
    #747 ylh
    #746 ylh
    #745 ylh
    #744 ylh
    #743 saminashah
    #742 progressive
    #741 progressive
    #740 sadna
    #739 tvarad
    #738 ylh
    #737 harimau
    #736 Prem
    #735 rsridhar
    #734 ylh
    #733 fawad79
    #732 anNy
    #731 Prem
    #730 sadna
    #729 sadna
    #728 tahmed321
    #727 MaheshG
    #726 Akash
    #725 ylh
    #724 ylh
    #723 tvarad
    #722 harimau
    #721 AAmir
    #720 arjun_m
    #719 sadna
    #718 rsridhar
    #717 rsridhar
    #716 harimau
    #715 harimau
    #714 harimau
    #713 Humsab
    #712 progressive
    #711 progressive
    #710 progressive
    #709 Urstruly
    #708 nasah
    #707 scout
    #706 Lajwanti
    #705 shankar
    #704 Prem
    #703 rsaxena
    #702 ylh
    #701 ylh
    #700 soysauce
    #699 ylh
    #698 sadna
    #697 sadna
    #696 Prem
    #695 Prem
    #694 Prem
    #693 ylh
    #692 ylh
    #691 rsaxena
    #690 Raw_Dust
    #689 rsridhar
    #688 upman7626
    #687 ylh
    #686 soysauce
    #685 AlephNull
    #684 sadna
    #683 tahmed321
    #682 DRUMZ
    #681 ylh
    #680 Prem
    #679 rsaxena
    #678 anNy
    #677 Prem
    #676 Humsab
    #675 Prem
    #674 sadna
    #673 sadna
    #672 stuka
    #671 rsridhar
    #670 rsridhar
    #669 hobbyty
    #668 progressive
    #667 ylh
    #666 ylh
    #665 progressive
    #664 arjun_m
    #663 ylh
    #662 ylh
    #661 narain
    #660 bong_dongs
    #659 ylh
    #658 ylh
    #657 Ralph
    #656 progressive
    #655 progressive
    #654 progressive
    #653 ylh
    #652 ylh
    #651 progressive
    #650 progressive
    #649 progressive
    #648 progressive
    #647 progressive
    #646 pmishra2
    #645 friend
    #644 harimau
    #643 harimau
    #642 harimau
    #641 roohi
    #640 semipreciousme
    #639 rsaxena
    #638 Prem
    #637 ZafarA
    #636 progressive
    #635 sadna
    #634 progressive
    #633 sadna
    #632 stuka
    #631 stuka
    #630 stuka
    #629 anNy
    #628 stuka
    #627 stuka
    #626 sigalph235
    #625 Akash
    #624 DRUMZ
    #623 ylh
    #622 ylh
    #621 ylh
    #620 stuka
    #619 macgupta
    #618 macgupta
    #617 macgupta
    #616 macgupta
    #615 macgupta
    #614 stuka
    #613 macgupta
    #611 tvarad
    #610 arjun_m
    #609 rsaxena
    #608 sadna
    #607 ylh
    #606 rsaxena
    #605 ylh
    #604 ylh
    #603 tahmed321
    #602 tahmed321
    #601 tahmed321
    #599 roohi
    #598 ylh
    #597 Ansari
    #596 progressive
    #595 sigalph235
    #594 progressive
    #593 Akash
    #592 Akash
    #591 shankar
    #590 shankar
    #589 scout
    #588 subroto
    #587 ZafarA
    #586 ZafarA
    #585 ZafarA
    #584 ZafarA
    #583 ali2
    #582 shammi
    #581 rsaxena
    #580 ylh
    #579 Truth
    #578 sadna
    #577 ylh
    #576 DRUMZ
    #575 harimau
    #574 harimau
    #573 arjun_m
    #572 harimau
    #571 arjun_m
    #570 harimau
    #569 stuka
    #568 stuka
    #567 ylh
    #566 progressive
    #565 ylh
    #564 ylh
    #563 progressive
    #562 progressive
    #561 sadna
    #560 progressive
    #559 ylh
    #558 soysauce
    #557 progressive
    #556 ylh
    #555 ylh
    #554 anNy
    #553 scout
    #552 anNy
    #551 bong_dongs
    #550 Akash
    #549 arjun_m
    #547 shankar
    #546 Prem
    #545 shammi
    #544 rsaxena
    #543 Lajwanti
    #542 Lajwanti
    #541 rsaxena
    #540 ZafarA
    #539 ZafarA
    #538 ZafarA
    #537 sadna
    #536 pmishra2
    #535 Banjaara
    #534 pmishra2
    #533 ylh
    #532 ylh
    #531 ylh
    #530 ylh
    #529 ylh
    #528 ylh
    #527 semipreciousme
    #526 semipreciousme
    #525 rsaxena
    #524 ylh
    #523 ylh
    #522 ylh
    #521 mastram
    #520 ylh
    #516 Pankaj
    #515 roohi
    #514 tahmed321
    #513 harimau
    #512 harimau
    #511 harimau
    #510 shankar
    #509 harimau
    #508 harimau
    #507 jay
    #506 jay
    #505 anNy
    #504 rsaxena
    #503 rsaxena
    #502 tvarad
    #501 ylh
    #500 ylh
    #499 sadna
    #498 tantralogician
    #497 ylh
    #496 ylh
    #495 ZafarA
    #494 Prem
    #493 progressive
    #492 DRUMZ
    #491 progressive
    #490 Banjaara
    #489 progressive
    #488 Prem
    #487 arjun_m
    #486 shammi
    #485 shammi
    #484 sadna
    #483 tahmed321
    #482 tahmed321
    #481 ylh
    #480 stuka
    #478 harimau
    #477 stuka
    #476 shammi
    #475 shammi
    #474 harimau
    #473 shankar
    #472 ylh
    #471 shankar
    #470 Godot
    #469 cutandpaste
    #468 saminashah
    #467 progressive
    #466 progressive
    #465 progressive
    #464 progressive
    #463 ylh
    #462 progressive
    #461 ylh
    #459 harimau
    #457 mastram
    #456 jatgaal
    #455 harimau
    #454 harimau
    #453 harimau
    #452 harimau
    #451 cutandpaste
    #450 cutandpaste
    #449 harimau
    #448 rsaxena
    #447 ZafarA
    #446 jay
    #445 soundmeister
    #444 Layman
    #443 ali2
    #442 Ralph
    #441 DRUMZ
    #440 ZafarA
    #439 ZafarA
    #438 ZafarA
    #437 ZafarA
    #436 ylh
    #435 MT
    #434 MT
    #433 rsaxena
    #432 ylh
    #429 ylh
    #428 ylh
    #427 ylh
    #426 bong_dongs
    #425 roohi
    #424 bong_dongs
    #423 roohi
    #422 fuzair
    #421 mithuna
    #420 roohi
    #419 Prem
    #418 Prem
    #417 ylh
    #416 soysauce
    #415 Akash
    #414 anNy
    #413 temporal
    #412 sadna
    #410 Prem
    #408 AAmir
    #407 rsridhar
    #406 Karakoram
    #405 rsridhar
    #404 rsridhar
    #403 rsridhar
    #402 rsridhar
    #401 upman7626
    #400 Godot
    #399 Prem
    #398 tvarad
    #397 roohi
    #396 tvarad
    #395 MT
    #394 MT
    #393 harimau
    #392 soundmeister
    #391 rsaxena
    #390 Layman
    #389 ZafarA
    #388 Lajwanti
    #387 Lajwanti
    #386 Lajwanti
    #385 progressive
    #384 progressive
    #383 arjun_m
    #382 ylh
    #381 scout
    #380 ZafarA
    #379 scout
    #378 ZafarA
    #377 ylh
    #376 scout
    #375 scout
    #374 ylh
    #373 sadna
    #372 divine-comedy
    #371 tantralogician
    #370 rsaxena
    #369 stuka
    #368 ylh
    #367 ylh
    #366 stuka
    #365 stuka
    #364 sigalph235
    #363 harimau
    #362 Ralph
    #361 harimau
    #360 arjun_m
    #359 MT
    #358 anilkumar
    #356 progressive
    #355 ylh
    #354 ylh
    #353 soysauce
    #352 ylh
    #351 sadna
    #350 Romair
    #349 MaheshG
    #348 Aisha_Sarwari
    #347 MaheshG
    #346 ylh
    #345 ylh
    #344 Godot
    #343 rsaxena
    #342 bong_dongs
    #341 bong_dongs
    #340 MaheshG
    #339 fuzair
    #338 sadna
    #337 nasah
    #336 Kiran-
    #335 nasah
    #334 rsridhar
    #333 rsridhar
    #332 harimau
    #331 harimau
    #330 rsridhar
    #329 rsridhar
    #328 Prem
    #327 Trillium
    #326 harimau
    #325 harimau
    #324 pmishra2
    #323 rsridhar
    #322 MT
    #321 MT
    #319 anNy
    #318 harimau
    #317 anNy
    #316 harimau
    #315 Trillium
    #314 FarzanaVersey
    #313 Kiran-
    #312 ylh
    #311 ylh
    #310 ylh
    #309 rsaxena
    #308 ylh
    #307 rsaxena
    #306 ylh
    #305 sadna
    #304 sadna
    #303 progressive
    #302 Dukhi Ram
    #301 Lajwanti
    #300 Lajwanti
    #299 scout
    #298 babu
    #297 scout
    #296 tantralogician
    #295 ali1
    #294 notamullah
    #293 sigalph235
    #292 sigalph235
    #291 stuka
    #290 Prem
    #289 rsaxena
    #288 ylh
    #287 ylh
    #286 ylh
    #285 arjun_m
    #284 rsaxena
    #283 rsridhar
    #282 rsridhar
    #280 ylh
    #277 MT
    #276 harimau
    #275 yagacho
    #274 ylh
    #273 harimau
    #272 sadna
    #271 temporal
    #270 temporal
    #269 Aisha_Sarwari
    #268 ylh
    #267 ylh
    #266 ylh
    #265 Karakoram
    #264 Godot
    #263 harimau
    #261 harimau