[Reader-list] Fwd: Temples Of Mirpur

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Well said Mr. Malik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
To: "Rakesh Iyer" <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Fwd: Temples Of Mirpur


>
> 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
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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