[Reader-list] Fwd: Temples Of Mirpur

[A.K. Malik]

Dear Rakesh,
 I think the role of the press in making comments like Muslim appointed President/Vice President/Chief Justice of India etc do bring out as if some favour has been done to them.In all other cases the word Hindu never appears. Similarly, same is being done for Dalits.Dalit appointed Speaker, dalit women raped etc.When you read all such things, it comes to one's mind that all atrocities are being done to dalits only,if a Muslim is appointed to a high post, it is news as if there is some favour.
But Rakesh, the viewpoint people like me have made is based on seeing negative discriminations especially with the majority community.There are lakhs of people like you who espouse the cause of the minorities because you perhaps feel strongly if something wrong is being done.Reverse cases are only isolated because they fear repercussions from their communities.
Then there are personal experiences as well.In our Office we used to take lunch together even sharing some items with each other, with one of the officers being a Muslim.There had never been any discrimination. The moment another Muslim officer joined our office, this gentleman switched over to having lunch with that fellow right from the lunch next day itself.Same thing happened with the SC officer. None of us  has ever done like that in our lifetime.Rather I have seen minority community officers doing favours to ilks of their faith but rarely so with the majority community.
The divide is thus increasing day by day.
 
(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Sat, 8/1/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Fwd: Temples Of Mirpur
> To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Murali V" <murali.chalam at gmail.com>, "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 11:37 PM
> Dear Malik jee
> 
> I did not comment on secularism. Any ways, our subcontinent
> has seen people of both Hindu and Muslim religions living
> together with the common masses among them living side by
> side without riots, at least till the 17th century. And
> while they may or may not have liked each other, that did
> not stop them from fighting together in the 1857 Revolt
> against the British. 
> 
> 
> So probably they do know how to live together. And they
> don't need lectures from secularists or Hindutva
> ideologues on how to survive together. Hence, there is no
> requirement of secularism as I see it to be taught to
> children. What has to be taught (and most importantly
> inculcated in oneself) is respect and tolerance for the
> diversity. Which some hoodlums across all religions seem to
> lack. 
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rakesh
> 
>