Read about various reactions to Mumbai terror attacks. A Muslim body refused to bury the terrorists. There were protests from other Muslims bodies and an appeal for subduing the celebration of Bakr-Id. Swabhimaan respects this spirit and hopes it will prevail even for home grown terrorists and not just for terrorists from across the border. It hopes that no more M.C Sharmas will be ridiculed and there will be no more rallies asking for probes.
Another reaction that added a silver lining to the dark clouds was the increase in enquiries by the young for joining the armed forces. This incidence seems to have woken up a sleeping nation and triggered a rise in national spirit. Hope that this spirit lasts forever.
Doubts are raised whether we mean being Muslims = Pakistani and only being Hindu = Bhartiya. Swabhimaan never said that. Swabhimaan believes that strengthening your Hindu character will also strengthen your nationalism. Does it mean that we are saying that other Bhartiyas are not or cannot be equal citizens? No.
About the divisions in Hindu society - it is a well known fact that there are divisions that are exploited to the detriment of the nation and of the society. So what should we do? Let this happen? We do not know in which direction this movement will go - could it also lead to some amount of social reform? May be. It could also lead us to educating voters about the value of a vote, to tell them not to sell their vote. These are open questions and it is too early to answer these.
Questions are being raised why some Muslims stayed back during partition risking their lives? Because Bharat was not declared a Hindu nation, it was a declared a secular nation. But down the line, if someone decides to stand with terrorists against M.C Sharma, that person whether a Hindu or a Muslim does not deserve to be called a Bhartiya. We would like to know when there are talks about having an alliance with Israel to deal with terrorism, why do Muslim bodies come in way? We have to fight the mind-set that prevents our nation from dealing with Jihadi terrorism. It is this mind-set we are fighting, not the Muslims.
Another reaction that added a silver lining to the dark clouds was the increase in enquiries by the young for joining the armed forces. This incidence seems to have woken up a sleeping nation and triggered a rise in national spirit. Hope that this spirit lasts forever.
Doubts are raised whether we mean being Muslims = Pakistani and only being Hindu = Bhartiya. Swabhimaan never said that. Swabhimaan believes that strengthening your Hindu character will also strengthen your nationalism. Does it mean that we are saying that other Bhartiyas are not or cannot be equal citizens? No.
About the divisions in Hindu society - it is a well known fact that there are divisions that are exploited to the detriment of the nation and of the society. So what should we do? Let this happen? We do not know in which direction this movement will go - could it also lead to some amount of social reform? May be. It could also lead us to educating voters about the value of a vote, to tell them not to sell their vote. These are open questions and it is too early to answer these.
Questions are being raised why some Muslims stayed back during partition risking their lives? Because Bharat was not declared a Hindu nation, it was a declared a secular nation. But down the line, if someone decides to stand with terrorists against M.C Sharma, that person whether a Hindu or a Muslim does not deserve to be called a Bhartiya. We would like to know when there are talks about having an alliance with Israel to deal with terrorism, why do Muslim bodies come in way? We have to fight the mind-set that prevents our nation from dealing with Jihadi terrorism. It is this mind-set we are fighting, not the Muslims.
We started with Hinduism and extended it to nationalism. We see both as one, they can never be separated. We did not start with nationalism and restricted it to Hinduism.
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