Though I share this post its not to prove any minority credentials ..
no Indian needs that .
In everyday life Indians are quite happy with each other ,and hardly see each other with coloured glasses of religion ,or caste .
Its only in pages of newspapers or in TV screens , or in social media that we hear stories of bigotism ,incidents of insinuations,discrimination,intolerances and fundamentalistic acts ,terrorist attacks, arson ,and immediately a sense of distrust is created .
Above all the politician of all hues and party though they describe themselves as secular ,labelling their opponents as communal ,are the prime reason for driving wedges amongst communities .
In day to day life people live , laugh , love , litter ,with neighbours ,co passengers coleauges ,classmates,friends,casual contacts,service people and no one is bothered about these two factors which is how it should be and is .
There are umpteen incidents of people pitching in for each other ,helping each other ,assisting strangers taking part in joint local celebrations ,holidays as a united group .
Most festivals, in the country are celebrated with much fanfare by all communities
I used to look forwards to xmas for taking part in midnight carols when young,
for Ramadhan when in Brunei and UAE for the general bonhomie of iftars and fast breaks
in fact a couple of times i too had fasted alongwith
On Bakrid we used to get some excellent meat as our share from neighbours .
I still remember my dads sardar friend telling me about Golden temple in Amristar which i had the fortune to visit last year .
I love old Kerala churches with thier qauint roofed buildings ,old mosques
In Malappuram district where I hail from
In my dads place in Tirur I can never forget an old retainer who was there even when my dad was young ,we just called him maplah ,whenever we came for holidays he would be around ,silent but cheerful .
People interact ,respect,have friendships ,share thier problems and celebrate in day to day life without much barriers or apprehensions or pretensions .
They respect each others faiths ,dont intrude or interfere , live and let live .
Its when these walls,are broken by conversions , incursions , and ridicules of traditions that there is irritation and anger , and we all know who causes those
Fundamentalists and politicians who gain by splitting people
If only all knew this truth and turned in unity against these two dissiparous forces , how our nation would change
no Indian needs that .
In everyday life Indians are quite happy with each other ,and hardly see each other with coloured glasses of religion ,or caste .
Its only in pages of newspapers or in TV screens , or in social media that we hear stories of bigotism ,incidents of insinuations,discrimination,intolerances and fundamentalistic acts ,terrorist attacks, arson ,and immediately a sense of distrust is created .
Above all the politician of all hues and party though they describe themselves as secular ,labelling their opponents as communal ,are the prime reason for driving wedges amongst communities .
In day to day life people live , laugh , love , litter ,with neighbours ,co passengers coleauges ,classmates,friends,casual contacts,service people and no one is bothered about these two factors which is how it should be and is .
There are umpteen incidents of people pitching in for each other ,helping each other ,assisting strangers taking part in joint local celebrations ,holidays as a united group .
Most festivals, in the country are celebrated with much fanfare by all communities
I used to look forwards to xmas for taking part in midnight carols when young,
for Ramadhan when in Brunei and UAE for the general bonhomie of iftars and fast breaks
in fact a couple of times i too had fasted alongwith
On Bakrid we used to get some excellent meat as our share from neighbours .
I still remember my dads sardar friend telling me about Golden temple in Amristar which i had the fortune to visit last year .
I love old Kerala churches with thier qauint roofed buildings ,old mosques
In Malappuram district where I hail from
In my dads place in Tirur I can never forget an old retainer who was there even when my dad was young ,we just called him maplah ,whenever we came for holidays he would be around ,silent but cheerful .
People interact ,respect,have friendships ,share thier problems and celebrate in day to day life without much barriers or apprehensions or pretensions .
They respect each others faiths ,dont intrude or interfere , live and let live .
Its when these walls,are broken by conversions , incursions , and ridicules of traditions that there is irritation and anger , and we all know who causes those
Fundamentalists and politicians who gain by splitting people
If only all knew this truth and turned in unity against these two dissiparous forces , how our nation would change
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