[Reader-list] Secular Haj Vs Communal Amarnath

[Pawan Durani]

Shivam,
The treck to Amarnath used to be very dangerous . Every year many people
died. I remember when my maternal uncle went to yatra in late 70's , my
grandma had not eaten for days.

As the facilities would improve, so would the pilgrims increase.

Dont you think I would visit Kailash, if it become easier to travel and more
affordable ?


Pawan

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्
<mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:

> 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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