[Reader-list] Secular Haj Vs Communal Amarnath

[Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्]

It has, but not in such numbers as Haj or Kumbh. Even today Vaishnu
Devi gets 25 times more visitors than Amarnath.

best
shivam

On 8/17/08, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> Shivam,
>
> Whatz wrong with you my brother ?
>
> If you have been ignorant, please dont justify it.
>
> Amarnath Yatra has been going for centuries ,even before Islam came into
> existence. I do not wish to slug it out again, but i request you to kindly
> read this link
>
> http://thekashmir.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/amarnath/
>
> Regards
>
> Pawan
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com>
> wrote:
> > This is ridiculous, and worse, communally provocative. Under the
> > Indian Constitution, free speech does not include the right t provoke
> > violence between two communities, which this video almost does.
> >
> > It is ridiculous to compare Haj with Amarnath because Haj has existed
> > for centuries whereas Amarnath yatra as an obsession has been gaining
> > ground only since the late nineties - which is why many kashmiris see
> > the brouhaha over Amarnath as a provocation.
> >
> > Scrap the Haj subsidy, i say, and scrap it now. but why not compare
> > goverment spending and facilities on the Haj pilgrimage with, say, the
> > Kumbh mela?
> >
> > But that wouldn't help spread lies, hatred, violence.
> >
> > best
> > s
> >
> >
> > On 8/14/08, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfN-rUlM8U8
> > >
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